Taxes is the sponsor of the measure, which they also refer to as the Initiative to Roll Back the Sales Tax, and is headed by Carla Howell and Michael Cloud. Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Christy Mihos Massachusetts Package Store Association Arguments The passage of the amendment would create as many as 32,929 jobs in the private sector. liquor stores have been negatively impacted by new alcohol and sales tax. vendors at the border between the state and New Hampshire are affected even more because New Hampshire does not have a sales tax Reducing the sales tax is a big step in ending the recession by giving families more income to spend. Voters made the decision last election not to support cutting the income tax and in return the sales tax was raised by 1.25% to 6.25%. Opposition Opponents "No Special Tax Breaks for Alcohol" is the main opponent of the measure. Current Governor Deval Patrick. Representative Steven D'Amico. Senator Marc Pacheco Representative Fred Barrows The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation The Massachusetts Coalition for Our Communities, which was formed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association Newton Mayor Setti Warren Arguments Arguments that have been made against the measure include: we will be looking at major cuts to the budget. Finance State reports showing key campaign financers: Media endorsements Support The Boston Herald, A major Boston news paper stated support for the initiative in an editorial published on October 7, 2010, writing "Sometimes a proposition is known by the enemies it makes - and lining up against the tax rollback are all the usual suspects. Unions - mostly public employee unions - have thus far built a $1.3 million kitty to pay for the coming onslaught of radio and TV ads." and "Taxpayers and voters are just fed up with lawmakers who listen more to special interests, more to public employee unions, more to advocates than to those paying the bills. Sometimes voters have to shout to be heard. This is one of those times" Opposition The Republican, a western Massachusetts publication, stated opposition to the sales tax rollback in an editorial published on April 29, 2010, writing, "Someday these taxes should be lowered or eliminated, because they can hurt businesses and consumers. But someday is not today. The Legislature is dealing with a proposed $27.8 billion for fiscal 2011 that is at least $2 billion out of whack in an economy that is still