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" State Rep. John Rogers, D-Norwood, said the rollback is 'fiscally irresponsible' in a state with a $800 million structural deficit. State Rep. Thomas Stanley, D-Waltham, who opposed the rollback, said the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation has said that talk of a surplus in the state is misleading because budget estimates last year were conservative.
MassGOP Executive Director Tim O'Brien, however, said the Democrats are ignoring 'positive economic indicators,' including new job generation and a $700 million surplus added to state coffers last year.
The failed amendments also would have allowed people to deduct charitable donations from their state taxes. "
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