Barbara_Anderson_(anti-tax_activist)

Barbara Anderson (anti-tax activist)

Barbara Anderson (anti-tax activist)

Activist (b. 1943, d. 2016)

Barbara Anderson (1943 – April 8, 2016) was an anti-tax activist.[1] She was eulogized by Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker[2] for her contribution to reducing property, income and excise taxes for state citizens[3] (moving Massachusetts from the sixth-heaviest taxed state to the 36th).[4][5] She was an executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation for 35 years.[6] In November 1980,[7] she led the property tax relief campaign, instituting the ballot initiative empowering voters with a veto on property tax hikes.[8] She was instrumental in the repeal of the state income tax surtax; defeat of the graduated income tax ballot question, and “temporary” state income tax increase rollback.[9] She was a weekly contributor to both The Salem News[10] and The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company.[11] Anderson was known as “The Mother of Proposition 2½.”[12][13][14] She co-hosted a popular WRKO radio program with newspaper columnist Howie Carr and radio personality Jerry Williams.[15]

Preceded by Executive Director of Citizens for Limited Taxation
1980 – 2015		 Succeeded by
Chip Ford

References

  1. [1]
    "Barbara Anderson, veteran anti-tax activist, to endorse Daniel Winslow for Senate". Boston.com. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. [2]
    Baker, Charlie (2016-04-09). "Barbara was a force of nature and a tireless advocate for taxpayers. My thoughts & prayers are w/Chip & her family". @charliebakerma. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  3. [3]
    "Barbara Anderson Leaves Lasting Legacy for Taxpayers". Boston Magazine. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  4. [4]
    Marquard, Bryan; Feeney, Mark. "Barbara Anderson, the voice of limited taxation in Massachusetts, dies at 73 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  5. [5]
    Stoll, Ira (April 11, 2016). "How One Heroic Woman Rewrote the Modern History Of the State of Taxachusetts". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  6. [6]
    "Activist Barbara Anderson, 'Mother of Proposition 2 1/2,' dies at 73". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  7. [7]
    Hagerty, James R. (15 April 2016). "Barbara Anderson Spent Decades as a Taxpayer Advocate: 1943-2016". Wall Street Journal.
  8. [8]
    "Keller @ Large: Barbara Anderson's Legacy Of Proposition 2 1/2". 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  9. [9]
    "Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Opinion / Op-ed / Tax rollback would restore trust". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  10. [10]
    Anderson, Barbara (6 November 2010). "Barbara Anderson: Political activist must speak many languages these days". Salem News. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  11. [11]
    "Barbara Anderson, 'Relentless' Taxpayer Advocate, Loses Battle with Leukemia". Marblehead, MA Patch. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  12. [12]
    "Barbara Anderson, mother of Proposition 2½, is dead at 73".
  13. [13]
    "Activist Barbara Anderson, 'Mother of Proposition 2 1/2,' dies at 73".
  14. [14]
    "Massachusetts Local Property Tax Limitations, Question 2 (1980)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  15. [15]
    Quinn, Garrett (18 November 2014). "Howie Carr ends run at WRKO, relaunches show in Boston on 1510 WMEX". masslive.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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