Posted on 01/17/2024 7:55:35 PM PST by massmike
Massachusetts Republicans painted a bleak picture Wednesday night of a state spending billions on shelters, tax revenues in decline,residents fleeing for other parts of the country,and a lackluster education system for students.
Sen. Peter Durant,a Spencer Republican, offered the stark and dark portrait of Massachusetts in response to Gov. Maura Healey’s State of the Commonwealth address, which cast the state as having a “strong” economy and made clear some of the governor’s spending goals in the fiscal year 2025 budget.
But Durant invoked immigration,education, housing, efforts to fight climate change, and underperforming revenues as sore points on Beacon Hill that need to be fixed rather than praised.
Durant said the severity of the situation in Massachusetts is most felt by taxpayers, who he said are leaving for other parts of the country amid a high cost of living.
“They’re leaving for better opportunities, better costs of living, and quite simply, a better life,” he said. “But it doesn’t have to be this way. As we enter this new year, we’re at a critical juncture, and with some course adjustments, bipartisanship, and collaboration we can get back on track.”
Durant called on the Legislature to amend Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law, a 40-year-old statute that requires the state to provide temporary housing to homeless families with children and pregnant people.
Signed into law by former Gov. Michael Dukakis, the proposal was first intended “to serve residents of the commonwealth with emergency housing when they find themselves in distress,” Durant said.
“Of course, we can empathize with immigrants that are fleeing their homes for a better quality of life. But that’s not the point; without support from the federal government, we must live with the reality we have. The right-to-shelter law is being exploited, and you are bearing the economic burden,” Durant said.
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Mass GOP guy:
“Of course, we can empathize with immigrants that are fleeing their homes for a better quality of life.”
This is why we lose—with Republicans like this.
The “immigrants” are illegal invaders of our country.
Their motivation is debatable—and ultimately irrelevant.
It is American citizens who deserve the empathy of politicians.
Stop being simps
stop trying to fix the chaos democrats cause
work instead to accelerate the crash and tear their system down
Help pregnant people.? Hmmmmm !
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Well, he did stop the oceans from rising. 😂🤣🙄
If Obozo really believed in equity he would give that estate to me!
He won’t, FRiend. You see, you didn’t build that.
Democrats represent third world corrupt policies everywhere they’re in charge.
I am a human beeeeeeeeiiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggg—and I need it!
;-)
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