Gubernatorial candidates outline views on a tax cut

Candidates outline views on a tax cut - The Boston Globe

Personally, I don't know how anyone can make a case for the State being able to afford cutting taxes. Look at the condition of our roads, bridges, parks, and other aspects of our shared public realm. In many cases these things are a mess (crumbling bridges over the Charles River, overwhelmed transporation system, expensive and slow public transportation, heavily used parks needing more maintenance...) and the only way they will get fixed is if the state spends the money that it will cost to fix them.