Massachusetts voters are sounding the alarm over Question 5, arguing that the complicated ballot proposal could weaken public services while sending the largest financial benefits to the state’s wealthiest residents.
The debate gained fresh attention after a post in the Massachusetts subreddit linked to Progressive Massachusetts’ “No on 5” campaign. The advocacy group alleges that wealthy residents and corporations are financing the measure through the Massachusetts Opportunity Alliance, which has contributed $1.9 million to the committee supporting Question 5. Campaign-finance data also identifies the alliance as the committee’s largest organizational donor.
Massachusetts’s richest residents and corporations are laundering funds through the dark money group “Massachusetts Opportunity Alliance” to fund the ballot committee for Question 5. This time lets focus on policy please…
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Question 5 would change how Massachusetts calculates its annual revenue limit. Revenue exceeding that limit would be returned to taxpayers, and money raised through the state’s surtax on income over $1 million would count toward the cap beginning in July 2027. A “no” vote would leave the existing system unchanged…