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Massachusetts Question 1 got curb-stomped
So that ballot measure to repeal the income tax, gutting our state budget?
Defeated by more than 2-to-1.
This not only crushed the measure, but may have totally destroyed the Libertarian brand in Massachusetts.
I'm a little ambivalent about that. Like I said, I'm terrified by the idea of Libertarians getting power -- but I do think that, on some issues, they're a useful voice.
However, since decriminalization of marijuana passed almost as decisively as Question 1 failed, it looks like my fellow Massachusetts citizens largely agree with me about the parts of libertarianism which are good, and the parts which are not.
Defeated by more than 2-to-1.
This not only crushed the measure, but may have totally destroyed the Libertarian brand in Massachusetts.
I'm a little ambivalent about that. Like I said, I'm terrified by the idea of Libertarians getting power -- but I do think that, on some issues, they're a useful voice.
However, since decriminalization of marijuana passed almost as decisively as Question 1 failed, it looks like my fellow Massachusetts citizens largely agree with me about the parts of libertarianism which are good, and the parts which are not.