“Every Tax is a Pay Cut ... A Tax Cut is a Pay Raise”

48 years as “The Voice of Massachusetts Taxpayers”
— and their Institutional Memory —

After nearly half a century of saving Massachusetts taxpayers countless billions of their dollars,
Citizens for Limited Taxation was permanently shut down on December 31, 2022
due to insufficient and diminishing support from those taxpayers.  Goodbye, and good luck.


CLT's Tax Cap Law Just Provided
 A $3 Billion Income Tax Refund To 3.4 Million Taxpayers
See what CLT saves and has saved you year after year since 1981 from just your auto excise tax alone
 
Barbara Anderson's Great Moments		  

Last Updated On:
December 31, 2022

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 WE WILL NOT FORGET, NOR EVER FORGIVE!
How did your state representative and your state senator vote
on the Legislature's obscene pay grab?

History of the Legislators' Obscene Pay Grab

House Override Vote

Senate Override Vote

"Whichever way you slice it, the same people who complain they can’t get a fair shake from a cynical public have just done a marvelous job in making that public even more cynical."

—Kevin Cullen, The Boston Globe, Jan. 29, 2017
On the Legislature's obscene $18M pay grab heist
Taxpayer advocate Francis J. "Chip" Faulkner dies at 73
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May 24, 2019
 Reports on the passing of Chip Faulkner  (May 25)

Taxpayer champion Barbara Anderson dies at 73
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February 17, 1943 - April 8, 2016
Barbara Anderson's Farewell Column
Fighting pirates with the Lost Boys  (Apr 11)
Tributes on the passing of Barbara Anderson  (Apr 14)
Report on the Celebration of Life of Barbara Anderson  (Jun 7)
Barbara Anderson videos now available, more to come  (Jul 16)
Videos of Barbara Anderson
1986 onward — a work in progress
For SECOND year
Note to Gov. Baker for Barbara Anderson again goes unanswered
(May 1, 2018)

Note to Gov. Baker for Barbara Anderson goes unanswered
(May 1, 2017)
 

Spend your dining-out money
where your buck gets the biggest bang!
Cities and Towns with an Additional
.75% Local Options Meals Tax

The Beleaguered Bay State Taxpayer

 

Information on our Proposition 2½

History of Assaults on Proposition 2½

Reactions to CLT's Imminent Shutdown:
Is Taking Out Proposition 2½ the First Target? — 2022
"Old laws, like Prop. 2½, need to adapt to times"
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Assaults on Proposition 2½ Defeated, Again — 2021
CLICK HERE

Proposition 2½ unscathed in Transportation Bond Bill
— SAVED AGAIN! ― 2020-21
CLICK HERE

S.2563; “An Act Authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge”
CLT News Release — March 3, 2020
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Gov. Charlie Baker Sells Out Taxpayers
Allows Proposition 2½ to be weakened ― 2019
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CLT Opposes/Defeats "Bifurcated Property Tax" ― 2019
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½ Again ― 2018
from "Community Benefit Districts"
Another devious end-round around Prop 2½
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CLT Defeats
Regional Ballot Initiatives for Transportation Projects — 2018
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"Is it time to update Proposition 2½?"
December 9, 2014
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½ Again ― 2010
Defeats Municipal Tax Exclusion Bill
 A devious end-round around Prop 2½
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½ ― 2002
 Halts Rep's effort to "gut it" — Auto excise tax hike also derailed
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CLT's Proposition 2½
What It Does . . .
And Has Done For Taxpayers Since 1980

What CLT's Proposition 2½ saves you in your auto excise tax alone
 ― every year, year after year

1980 Secretary of State's Voter Information Booklet
Question 2 ― Proposition 2½
THE PROPOSED LAW
Pioneer Institute
Understanding Property Tax, Property Value, and Tax Levy Trends
in Massachusetts
July 22, 2021
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Pioneer Institute's
MassAnalysis Tool
Average Property Tax Bill for a Single Family Home
CLICK HERE

CLT Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Proposition 2½
 November 4, 1980 — November 4, 2020


November 4, 1980 — November 4, 2010
 CLICK HERE FOR ITS HISTORY
Proposition 2½ and You
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Proposition 2½
 Report 
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
 More Celebrations
Proposition 2½ - 20 Years Later
 November 4, 2000
Report 
Boston Globe Magazine - May 18, 1986
Massachusetts makes a comeback
 What is responsible for the state's amazing turnaround?
Would you believe Proposition 2½?
By Charles Kenney
Property Taxes and Proposition 2½ Training and Resources
Information related to property valuation, property taxes and Proposition 2½
 Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services
Proposition 2½ Ballot Questions
Requirements and Procedures 
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services
Everything You Wanted to Know About Levy Limits ... But Were Afraid to Ask
A Primer on Prop 2½   
Property  Tax  Abatement  Form   
Tongue-in-Cheek Tips from a Taxpayer Activist:
 What to expect from Proposition 2½ override supporters
Proposition 2½ and Tax Rate Process
Helpful information on the mechanics of Levy Limits and Proposition 2½
 Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services
Proposition 2½'s Levy Limit Components and a Statistical Review Over the Last Decade:
Does Your Community "Tax to the Max?"
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
City & Town — August 21, 2014
WHAT IS PROPOSITION 2½?
(By the Andover Town Finance Committee)
Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Report
of the Division of Local Mandates
 (Created by Proposition 2½)
 Calendar Years 1981-2016
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services
Municipal Databank (Data Analytics)

 

FIND OUT WHY

THE TRUTH
See also:
 Point of Reckoning: Two Decades of State Budget Trends 
By Cameron Huff  ●  MassInc Policy Brief  ●  March 2008

The Fat-Cats’ Trojan Horse

WHAT IT DOES

WHAT IS IT?

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Was It a Promise or Wasn't It?
 You Decide!

House Version

Senate Version

Contains former-Speaker Thomas Finneran's
absurd defense of the indefensible

Contains former-President Thomas Birmingham's
absurd defense of the indefensible

   PDF files: Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

Including "Where Would You Cut?"  (A CLT Exercise in Futility)
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CLT's History & Background

Find and contact your State Representative and State Senator
Who are my elected officials
- or -
Massachusetts State Representatives  ●  Massachusetts State Senators


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Tax cuts of the ‘90s
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Office of the State Comptroller
(Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports, etc.)

Special Projects


Better Late Than Never
This injustice has gone on for far too long!
TO REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THIS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
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Other Information / 1989-92 Fees Challenge

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