
Chester Tam
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Massachusetts State Representative 9th Bristol District Candidate 2026
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Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who is tired of Elizabeth Warren fearmongering every time tax policy comes up. Warren is at it again. The “67 billion dollars” she is screaming about is nothing more than the estimated cost of restoring full expensing for research and development, a policy Democrats themselves allowed to expire in 2022. Here is what actually happened: From 2017 to 2021, companies could immediately deduct 100 percent of their R and D spending thanks to the Trump tax cuts. It encouraged innovation, kept labs in the United States, and helped fuel growth in tech, pharma, and semiconductors. Then Biden and the Democrats killed it. Starting in 2022, companies were forced to stretch those deductions over five to fifteen years. The result was predictable. U.S. companies cut domestic R and D, moved labs overseas, and froze or eliminated thousands of American research jobs. Restoring immediate expensing is not a giveaway to Amazon. It simply reverses a Democrat created tax increase that punished innovation. Companies are not being rewarded for research they did years ago. They are being given normal tax treatment moving forward, which is exactly what helped the United States lead the world in advanced research before Democrats broke it. If Elizabeth Warren actually cared about taxpayers, she would explain why she thinks pushing Pfizer’s vaccine research to Ireland or Intel’s chip development to Malaysia somehow helps American workers. But she will not. Scare tactics are easier than admitting her party’s policy failed.
Chester Tam109,239 次观看 • 9 个月前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who wanted the option to opt out of the energy “relief” plan Healey put forward that would have made us pay more later. After strong public outcry, the state’s largest utilities backed off plans to charge customers interest on deferred winter gas and electric bills. The people pushed back and made it clear that this so-called “relief” was not a solution if it ended up costing us more money in the long run. Shaving bills now and then quietly adding the cost back later with interest is not help. It’s just moving the burden around and hoping people won’t notice. Many customers even said they would rather opt out entirely than pay more down the road, but there was no option to do so. This moment proves something important. We don’t get an opt-out because it’s offered to us. We get leverage when enough people speak up, contact regulators, and pressure the administration to do the right thing. Temporary fixes and accounting tricks are not answers to Massachusetts’ energy crisis. Real solutions lower costs permanently, increase transparency, and stop passing bad policy decisions onto ratepayers. If this was the governor’s relief plan, it’s reasonable to ask how charging interest wasn’t known to her from the start.
Chester Tam45,172 次观看 • 7 个月前

A lone protestor disrupted a peaceful candlelight vigil in Plymouth, MA, held to pray for Charlie Kirk and his family following his assassination. The individual was captured on video disturbing the gathering before being arrested for disorderly conduct. Attendees have expressed deep disturbance over some of the commentary surrounding the assassination but remain resolute against intimidation.
Chester Tam64,257 次观看 • 1 年前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who knows Senator Warren is the one really telling folks to "eat dirt" while SNAP benefits run dry. Warren has voted "NO" 13 times to keep this government shutdown going, using it as leverage against Republican bills. While families are skipping meals and bills are piling up, she’s playing politics and pointing fingers at Trump because, as always, she doesn’t have real solutions.
Chester Tam57,087 次观看 • 10 个月前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who sees the charges and fees on their utility bills. Governor Healey says these costs were added over the years, piece by piece, and now her administration is the one taking them off. But if that’s the case, why did it take until her fourth year in office to finally ask utility companies to justify every line item on the bill? These bills were already painfully high last winter. Why wasn’t this done then? Did she really expect anything to change by doing nothing while families were struggling to keep up? People didn’t suddenly notice their bills were high. They’ve been dealing with it for years. So, the question is simple: will anything that isn’t helping ratepayers actually be removed, because really, when has a charge on a utility bill ever helped anyone? Real relief isn’t a press conference. It’s fewer charges on the bill and lower totals at the bottom of the page. At some point, her supporters need to realize this administration isn’t the solution, it’s the problem.
Chester Tam43,707 次观看 • 7 个月前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts trying to make sense of this so-called “utility relief.” Here’s what they’re not saying clearly enough. On your electric bill for February and March, 15% is being covered by the state. You don’t repay that on your utility bill. But State money is taxpayer money. That 15% is coming from funds collected from all of us through taxes. So, while you won’t see it added back to your electric bill later, it's still public money being used to offset high energy costs. The other portion? That’s deferred. You will pay that back over the following months, just without interest. For your gas bills in February and March, the entire 10% is deferred by the utility. You'll repay it spread out from May through October 2026 (when usage is lower). So, here’s the real breakdown: Part of it is a temporary payment shift. Part of it is taxpayer-funded assistance. None of it actually lowers the long-term cost of energy. And that’s the bigger issue. If energy prices remain high, are we solving the problem or just moving the numbers around? Massachusetts families don’t just need bills rearranged. We need the actual cost of living to come down.
Chester Tam26,818 次观看 • 7 个月前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who’s tired of watching the media look the other way. When Governor Healey can flat-out lie in a press conference yesterday and not a single reporter in the room has the courage to call her out, it says everything you need to know. Our state is completely run by Democrats, and the mainstream media keeps covering for them at every turn. No wonder so many liberal voters still believe conservatives are the ones spreading falsehoods. That’s why it’s so important for conservative voices who are telling the truth to be amplified on social media. Every like, follow, share, and sub helps push back against the fake news and beat the algorithms that try to silence us. Wake up liberal Massachusetts. The bias is real... *Credit Mass Fiscal Alliance for the video.
Chester Tam29,826 次观看 • 11 个月前

A postcard sent from Boston, Massachusetts is telling an out-of-state voter how to vote, claiming “MAGA is trying to rig the midterm elections” while pushing support for a Democrat-backed redistricting map. That raises a simple question: Who is funding this initiative? This does not appear to be a true grassroots effort. If it were, why are coordinated political messages being mailed across state lines? Massachusetts residents deserve to know: - Who is paying for these mailers - What organizations are behind them - And why out-of-state voters are being targeted If this is about “protecting democracy,” then transparency should not be an issue.
Chester Tam16,336 次观看 • 5 个月前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who is done with watching this administration embarrass our state day after day. As if things weren’t bad enough, now we have Lt. Governor Driscoll posting a video bragging about how the Healy Driscoll Administration is “focused on skills, not degrees” and how they’re “leading by example” in hiring. Sounds nice, right? Except none of it matches reality. Go look at the state’s own job postings. Every single one still says the same thing. Massachusetts is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. And if you have questions, call the diversity officer. Qualifications take a back seat. Identity boxes come first. It’s right there in black and white. So why the sudden push to drop college degree requirements? Why the big public announcement? It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what this administration is doing. They’re racing to get every illegal immigrant in the state processed, documented, and on the books, and now they need somewhere to place them. Cutting degree requirements opens a direct path to funnel people into government jobs over American citizens. Everything this administration does comes with an agenda behind it. Nothing is ever as simple as they pretend it is. And this latest move is just one more example of the Healy Driscoll team putting politics ahead of the people of Massachusetts.
Chester Tam23,622 次观看 • 9 个月前

At the Massachusetts First Rally, RNC Chairman Joe Gruters from Florida explains how the Sunshine State flipped from purple to solid red in just five years by uniting the GOP’s factions and staying focused on winning. He said it best: “Even in Massachusetts, you have a divided GOP. I always say the team that unites their factions more wins at the end of the day. You’ve got to be willing to set aside minor political differences for the greater overall good.” That strategy worked. Gruters explains that Florida’s Republican unity has been so successful that now the most competitive elections in the state happen in the Republican primaries because Democrats don’t stand a chance against their candidates anymore. That’s exactly what Massachusetts Republicans need to do. If we want to compete and grow, we have to come together, support one another, and stay focused on what really matters — beating the Democrats. The strategy is simple. Unity wins. Let’s keep pushing for a stronger, more united Republican Party right here in Massachusetts.
Chester Tam21,093 次观看 • 11 个月前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who know why we have sky-high costs. Massachusetts is now one of the most expensive states in the country to live in. Housing is out of reach, energy bills keep climbing, groceries cost more every month, and taxes never seem to go down. This didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of decades of one-party Democrat control on Beacon Hill. Look around the country. The highest cost-of-living states are almost all Democrat-run. Meanwhile, many of the most affordable states are run by Republicans. That’s not coincidence. It’s policy. Democrats love to talk about affordability, but their policies make nothing more affordable. More regulation, higher taxes, higher energy costs, and endless spending drive businesses and families out of Massachusetts every year. Even wages tell the story. Working people felt relief when Republicans pushed for economic growth and fiscal restraint. When Democrats regain full control, spending explodes and real wages fall behind the cost of living. There is a clear pattern. One-party rule makes Massachusetts more expensive and less livable. Common-sense conservative leadership would lower costs, keep businesses here, and make this state affordable again for families who just want a fair shot. Massachusetts doesn’t need excuses. It needs change.
Chester Tam15,934 次观看 • 9 个月前

Good morning to everyone in Massachusetts who sees the chaos being encouraged and wonders who it actually helps. More and more, Democrat leaders seem willing to tolerate or inflame street-level confrontations involving ICE. When protests turn into obstruction and conflict, it doesn’t change policy. It radicalizes people and puts lives at risk. None of these incidents would be happening if immigration laws were enforced earlier and if protesters weren’t showing up to interfere in the first place. Instead of de-escalating, some politicians appear perfectly fine letting these situations spiral because it feeds a political narrative. Now Senator Elizabeth Warren is using these incidents to argue against funding ICE as the agency’s authorization comes up for renewal at the end of January. Rather than working through Congress to change the law, she’s pointing to these confrontations to justify defunding an agency that is carrying out the laws Congress already passed. This kind of reckless political messaging escalates tensions and encourages more people to insert themselves into dangerous situations. It puts officers, protesters, and everyday people at risk, all for political leverage. If you want immigration laws changed, protest your lawmakers. Demand votes. Demand new legislation. Don’t target ICE agents who are doing the jobs the law requires them to do. Leadership should be focused on restoring order and fixing policy, not fueling chaos on our streets.
Chester Tam12,512 次观看 • 7 个月前