Posted by
Adam O on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:17:33 PM
Experts say smoking one marijuana cigarette is equivalent to smoking ten tobacco cigarettes yet Massachusetts residents voted to decriminalize it. But the same voters voted to ban greyhound racing in Massachusetts for health reasons?!?! It's going to take an awful lot of $100 citations to make up the revenue from greyhound racing but I guess that is why voters chose to keep the income tax of 5.3% with the assumption that it will be raised in the near future. Do Massachusetts residents realize that their home state is know nationwide as Taxachusetts? What's next, a costly license to carry marijuana in your pocket? How about Massachusetts just makes all minor infractions a fee rather than jail time unless you have a license of course. "Yes I ran the stop sign officer but I have a license to do so." Or how about "Yes I took the pack of gum without paying for it but I have a license." Either tax it or make it licensable. Greta job Governor Patrick. Hip Hip Hooray for Kerry and Kennedy!