Barbara Anderson (anti-tax activist) explained

Barbara Anderson (1943 – April 8, 2016) was an anti-tax activist.[1] She was eulogized by Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker[2] for her contribution to reducing property, income and excise taxes for state citizens[3] (moving Massachusetts from the sixth-heaviest taxed state to the 36th).[4] [5] She was an executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation for 35 years.[6] In November 1980,[7] she led the property tax relief campaign, instituting the ballot initiative empowering voters with a veto on property tax hikes.[8] She was instrumental in the repeal of the state income tax surtax; defeat of the graduated income tax ballot question, and “temporary” state income tax increase rollback.[9] She was a weekly contributor to both The Salem News[10] and The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company.[11] Anderson was known as “The Mother of Proposition 2½.”[12] [13] [14] She co-hosted a popular WRKO radio program with newspaper columnist Howie Carr and radio personality Jerry Williams.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Barbara Anderson, veteran anti-tax activist, to endorse Daniel Winslow for Senate. 2013-03-25. Boston.com. 2018-12-20. en-US.
  2. Web site: Barbara was a force of nature and a tireless advocate for taxpayers. My thoughts & prayers are w/Chip & her family.. Baker. Charlie. 2016-04-09. @charliebakerma. en. 2018-12-20.
  3. Web site: Barbara Anderson Leaves Lasting Legacy for Taxpayers. 2016-04-11. Boston Magazine. en-US. 2018-12-20.
  4. Web site: Barbara Anderson, the voice of limited taxation in Massachusetts, dies at 73 - The Boston Globe. Marquard. Bryan. Mark. Feeney. BostonGlobe.com. 2018-12-20.
  5. Web site: How One Heroic Woman Rewrote the Modern History Of the State of Taxachusetts. Stoll. Ira. April 11, 2016. The New York Sun. 2018-12-20.
  6. Web site: Activist Barbara Anderson, 'Mother of Proposition 2 1/2,' dies at 73. Wicked Local. en. 2018-12-20.
  7. News: Barbara Anderson Spent Decades as a Taxpayer Advocate: 1943-2016. Hagerty. James R.. 15 April 2016. Wall Street Journal.
  8. Web site: Keller @ Large: Barbara Anderson's Legacy Of Proposition 2 1/2. 2016-04-11. en. 2018-12-20.
  9. Web site: Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Op-ed / Tax rollback would restore trust. archive.boston.com. en. 2018-12-20.
  10. Web site: Barbara Anderson: Political activist must speak many languages these days. Anderson. Barbara. Salem News. 6 November 2010 . en. 2018-12-20.
  11. Web site: Barbara Anderson, 'Relentless' Taxpayer Advocate, Loses Battle with Leukemia. 2016-04-09. Marblehead, MA Patch. en. 2018-12-20.
  12. Web site: Barbara Anderson, mother of Proposition 2½, is dead at 73.
  13. Web site: Activist Barbara Anderson, 'Mother of Proposition 2 1/2,' dies at 73.
  14. Web site: Massachusetts Local Property Tax Limitations, Question 2 (1980). Ballotpedia. en. 2018-12-20.
  15. Web site: Howie Carr ends run at WRKO, relaunches show in Boston on 1510 WMEX. Quinn. Garrett. masslive.com. 18 November 2014. en-US. 2018-12-20.

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