PioneerOpportunity

PioneerOpportunity seeks a business climate in which entrepreneurs and employees benefit from a thriving economy.

MASS ECONOMIX

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Explore job and business trends across Massachusetts, geographically and by industry.

PIONEER OPPORTUNITY POLICY AREAS

TAX POLICY

Pioneer Institute Statement on Question 1

Yesterday, voters came closer than many expected to rejecting the largest tax increase in Massachusetts history, even though opponents were dramatically outspent by the unions that bankrolled the amendment to the state Constitution. 

COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT
JOBS AND BUSINESS CLIMATE

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and the Barriers They Face: An Academic Literature Review

Immigrants have started a quarter of all businesses in Massachusetts despite making up just 17 percent of the state workforce, and those establishments appear to be more innovative than those founded by native-born Americans. Despite these contributions, shrinking federal visa caps and red tape are among the factors making it more difficult for immigrants to come to the U.S.

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Read More of Our Commentary:

Taxachusetts Must Be Stopped

November 7, 2022/by Charles Chieppo

WSJ op-ed: Don’t Make Massachusetts ‘Taxachusetts’ Again

September 9, 2022/by Jim Stergios

A wealth tax, a SCOTUS case, and a likely Mass. exodus

March 10, 2021/by Jim Stergios

Enacting ‘Millionaires’ Taxes’ Will Set Back State Recoveries

March 3, 2021/by Jim Stergios
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