Believe me, I wish that there was a greater diversification of revenue streams for the city of Boston possible. We live in a city state law balance where Cities do not have the authority to either change their tax law or create different revenue streams. Unlike other major cities around the country. Everything that we do related to how we fund city services for the most part has to flow through the entire state legislature … (11:34–11:41)
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Asserts that cities lack authority to alter tax laws or create new revenue streams.
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