Individuals also tend to spend less on non-urgent care or postpone visits to the doctor when times are hard. These changes in turn may affect the decisions made by policymakers as they react to shifts in the industry. Additionally, a person's socioeconomic status has profound effects on their access to care and the quality of care received.
Most residents in Massachusetts earned incomes that were at least percent above the federal poverty level in The unemployment rate was in Massachusetts was about on par with the national rate. Note: Gross state product GSP on its own is not necessarily an indicator of economic health; GSP may also be influenced by state population size.
Many factors must be looked at together to assess state economic health. The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: [16].
Massachusetts is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority. The governor is legally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. Likewise, the legislature is legally required to pass a balanced budget. The following standing committees in the Massachusetts State Legislature deal with budget and finance matters: [17] [18] [19].
The U. The report, entitled "Following the Money," measured how transparent and accountable state websites were with regard to state government spending. According to the report, Massachusetts received a grade of A and a numerical score of Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures relating to state and local budget and financial matters in Massachusetts.
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A statement from the Coalition for Homeless Individuals said the budget "is going to make a real difference in the work our organizations are doing every day to support homeless individuals.
The budget was released 18 days into the fiscal year. Sanchez said there was no single holdup, but lawmakers were going back on forth on various spending and policy items. Sanchez and Spilka released a joint statement saying the budget "meets people where they are in their lives, supports the most vulnerable amongst us, and ensures our economy grows for the benefit of all residents.
The budget does not include new fees on car rentals or on registry of deeds transactions, both of which had been envisioned in earlier versions. Matt Casale, a staff attorney for MASSPIRG, which had been advocating for more money for the regional transit authorities, said the money will be enough to stave off service cuts, but more needs to be done in the future to expand transit services.
Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. Middle-class houses in East Gloucester Square Historic District Photo courtesy of Essex National Heritage Area While wealthy merchants were important to the economic development of Massachusetts and the entire United States, it was the middle class—captains and mates of vessels, shipbuilders, ropemakers, sailmakers and mechanics of many different trades—who were the backbone of maritime Massachusetts.
Several historic districts along the Massachusetts coastline, such as the Fish Flake Hill Historic District , the East Gloucester Square Historic District and the Old Shipbuilder's Historic District , provide insight into the lives of middle-class individuals engaged in maritime-related occupations. Many of the existing residential buildings in these historic districts are modest, wood-framed dwellings set closely together near the waterfront. Houses of successful merchants and captains in Edgartown Village Historic District Photo courtesy of mvlandscapes.
Glimpses of this major maritime enterprise can be seen in the historic districts of Nantucket , New Bedford , Edgartown Village and Wellfleet Center. The success of the whaling captains, candlemakers and others involved in the whaling industry is visible in the residences, commercial buildings and churches built during the heyday of whaling. Its grandeur expresses his affluence and maritime success.
With the depletion of the whale population and the introduction of petroleum as an illuminant superior to whale oil, the focus of these areas shifted from whaling to the summer tourism industry still thriving today. Summer cottages and resort communities sprang up in the midth century, which helped to restore the weakened economy. With the development of maritime commerce came the opportunity to regulate and tax, first by England and later by the Federal government under the Constitution.
Prior to the American Revolution, Britain established a resident American Board of Customs in Boston based on the English Board of Trade and enacted harsh, new regulations on imports and exports in the colonies. This was not the first time that such taxes were inflicted on the colonists, who soon showed their discontent by burning local customhouses and houses of customs officers, and tarring and feathering customs officers.
After gaining independence from Britain following the Revolutionary War and ratifying the Constitution, American politicians sought to raise national revenue by means of import duties. However, the question remained as to how such a collection would take place. In July , Congress established the U.
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