Not defending Gerhard, (I don’t know enough about him) but non-violent should not lose their rights permanently, think Martha Stewart, or MA OUI law 2.5yrs. Welfare benefits, anything that carries over two years, even if never enforced makes a person federally prohibited

Gen X here! Me and my wife bought our first house in the 90s interest rate was just over 16% and 5 times income we made it work.

The only statement that you made that is true is that desegregation was citywide

Not confusing anything the term “white flight” people moving out of Boston for towns with better schools was limited in scope, and only affected a few streets/areas if you lived through this you would know that.

Blocks of boarded up buildings, people walking away from their homes, rather than deal with the city politics no investment in the community neighbors leaving apartments, vacant, (which is what I did when I bought my first house) and that’s just for starters you really had to be there/grow up with it to understand

HARD NO! I remember Boston under rent control.

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what the proposed rents would be? Does this even help with housing? Last I read it was for 200 units 50 of which were to be affordable or 80% the median income for the area (Weston) Is this just building more high-end housing (which we have plenty of) or is the support for this just a F U to the people who have done financially better. (serious question)

Boston is built on man-made land

https://www.hiddenhydrology.org/bostons-made-land/

Going to get down voted but,

Nixon did end the Vietnam war, The draft, responsible for diplomatic relations with China and ballistic missile treaty with Russia, enforced desegregation in schools in the south and let’s not forget created the EPA.

Edit: forgot about the fact that he was he go to guy for foreign relations.

So now we’re going to see mattresses left on streets, The smaller stuff will be ignored and still put out with household trash.

No you’re talking about people who has put that blood sweat and tears into small businesses in Massachusetts bought homes in Massachusetts that are their primary investments and the only thing they know, I know multiple trades people that own investment properties that were bought for their retirement and their children’s future that is what question 1 affects not the rich, Who is money will be in investments the state cannot touch.

Why are people so interested in taxing their neighbors this will not be a tax for the wealthy they will be covered! this is a tax on small investors, your parents, Friends and family who cash out for retirement and/or want to leave a nest egg for the family.