Wow, rude! At least ask if his girlfriend is single first!

In a couple of years MA will be a food scene to match NYC, mark my words. All of these immigrants are going to start opening tiny kitchens and restaurants and we'll get cuisine from around the world.

I believe you may be mistaken, as measures like this lead to more tax revenue not less, and reports of mass migrations are probably scare tactics and nothing more, although I have not researched the numbers.

If I was to get 4% tax on my income I would definitely not leave the state. I might not be happy and bitch about it, but selling my home, pulling my kids out of school, and moving away from all the family we have over 4%? No. I would not.

Bottom line for me is: It may be a complete disaster and failure, but we can also reverse this measure with another vote. We have been waiting for tricklenomics to trickle their way down to the working class since Regan and they still have not. So I say lets try something new, anything new. It's okay if it fails, but being resistant and afraid of change will get us no where.

Yeah hundreds of millionaires will up root their lives, sell their house and move their families rather than pay a bit more taxes...

Literally not how it works. The tax would apply to 0.6% households in MA and rake in an extra $1.3 billion to the state.

If you don't support the rich paying back into society that they exploit to get rich in the first place perhaps YOU should move to one of the backwards southern states you've listed.

You support almost 7,000,000 people not having better education, roads and infrastructure over 42,000 millionaires paying a bit more taxes...

Why do people hate jury duty? You get a day off of work, you get a break in your routine, yes it's a bit inconvenient, but you're doing good for the legal system and all those involved.

Not to mention if you get picked you may get free food, lodging, more days off of work, possible pay, maybe an interesting case.

Sit back, read a book, watch a show/movie, or derp around on social media and wait for your name to be called.

Am I missing any negatives?

I dunno, this was like Christmas packed but on a regular weekday.

Disney was PACKED.

Lyman's Orchard was packed and all apples picked already.

Is this post-Covid outtings? Or what?

That's how I voted as well.

3 would benefit you with lower priced alcohol. Big store liquor is always cheaper than small store, but they will have a smaller variety to choose from. I do wish MA had liquor in food stores like other states.

I staple mine to the top of baseboards, it blends in.

Yes. Eventually all cities will become more walkable, have better job opportunities, and gentrify.

As people move around they bring with them their experiences and are vocal about making positive changes. Springfield already has come a long way from the 80s and 90s.

In my experience it's all about walking and biking. If a city doesn't feel welcoming to people and only caters to cars it will not be successful. People in cars pass by quickly and don't interact with the city. Pedestrians walking and biking often stop to check storefronts out, get coffee and food. The more walkable a city is the faster it gentrifies and cleans up to be more modern.

Springfield is walkable and partly bikeable, but it's still cut off from the surrounding areas. It's hard to get to it on foot from other towns, often you have to walk on the side of a highway or a strode which makes a pedestrian feel like they're going to die.

The fact that the I91 cut the city off the waterfront also hurt it badly, but luckily they are starting to realize the importance of the waterfront and are slowly allowing more access to it like the new park, unfortunately walking to the new park is still sort of difficult.