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Issue of June 5, 2006 |     |
Beast of BurdenEvery year, communities must set property tax rates that balance the burden between residents and businesses. In Boston, more of that burden will likely continue to shift onto residential properties, according to a recent report from the Boston Municipal Research Bureau. Growing Pains A recent study prepared for a Boston Federal Reserve Bank conference on Greater Boston’s housing market and economy stated that the elevated cost of living is severely stunting the Bay State’s growth. Green Banking in a Blue State By William G. Gothorpe As I sat here during the recent Memorial Day weekend, thinking of some of my own friends and relatives who have given their lives in defense of what we often refer to as our way of life, I was caught in an awkward ambivalence between wanting to believe these deaths were all worth the sacrifice, and uncertainty about what we are doing to honor their sacrifice within the world we inhabit daily. Lessons of History Ease Shock of Short-term Economic Trends By Jim Miara It’s become more than a little unnerving these days to read reports about Boston’s and Massachusetts’ economic future. In the name of bringing public attention to portentous demographic, social and political trends, well-meaning nonprofit organizations are covering the state with a shroud of gloom so stifling that sensitive readers are reaching for pharmaceuticals or Jack Daniels, my escape of choice. Check and Balance The Banker and Trademan's political cartoon. |
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