zz Boston Mayor Michelle Wu releases tax forms

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波士顿市长竞选白热化

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu banked more than $184,000 last year, nearly all of which came from her $207,000 mayoral salary, according to the 2024 tax return she released this week through her campaign.

Wu made $184,241 in federal adjusted gross income last year, benefitting from a number of tax breaks that came from filing jointly with her husband, receiving tax credits for two of her young children, and holding nearly half a million dollars in investment accounts as part of a married couple, per her tax form and a financial breakdown provided by her campaign.

The mayor said she was releasing her tax form in the spirit of democratic transparency. Her financial forms were released to the Herald on the condition that they not be published.

“I’ve provided a full and complete accounting of my family’s financial interests, and I expect my fellow candidates will honor our democratic process and be just as transparent,” Wu said in a statement to the Herald.

Wu is paid a $207,000 annual salary as mayor. She reported $6,558 in additional income last year, per her tax form, which was previously reported by the Boston Globe. Her campaign said that additional income came from Wu reselling her Boston Celtics season tickets to various games in 2024.

The mayor received $4,000 in child tax credits for her two young sons, who were claimed as dependents on her 2024 tax form, and benefited from an $8,800 personal exemption for filing jointly with her husband, Conor Pewarski. The couple’s third child was born this past January.

Those filing as married, but separately from their spouse, receive a personal exemption of $4,400, the same exemption as a single filer, per the state website.

Pewarski is unemployed, and thus, the only income reported in their joint filing was from the mayor. Wu’s husband is a former banker who has been a stay-at-home father since she became mayor in the fall of 2021.

Wu also provided her financial disclosure form for 2024, filed with City Hall in the past week, which lists investments and debt held by the mayor and her husband.

Their investments are held in an individual retirement account, commonly referred to by the IRA initialism, and 529 college savings accounts. The aggregate value of those accounts is roughly $450,000, per the Wu campaign.

A majority of the mayor’s retirement account is invested in either S&P 500 or Nasdaq 100 index funds, while 529 funds are managed by Fidelity.

The mayor owes roughly $17,000 in student loans to the Department of Education.

Wu and her husband owe $447,000 of a $552,000 mortgage from Rockland Trust on their two-family Roslindale home. The loan is fully amortizing at a 3.125% interest rate and matures in 2046, per her financial disclosure.

The couple owns no other real estate besides their personal home in Boston, nor are they trustees or beneficiaries of any trusts of any nature, Wu’s campaign said.

Wu and her husband lease a 2025 Honda Prologue from Parkway Honda in West Roxbury. The lease expires in 2027, her campaign said.

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竞争对手自掏腰包两百万：

Though the statement she released alongside her tax form did not mention him by name, Wu has criticized Josh Kraft, seen as her principal opponent, for what she sees as his wealthy family’s attempt to buy him the mayoral election.

Kraft, a son of the billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and longtime philanthropist, has thus far declined to provide his tax forms.

Eileen O’Connor, a spokesperson for the Kraft campaign, said the campaign would not be releasing his tax documents this week.

“Josh Kraft intends to release information related to his tax returns in the near future,” O’Connor said in a statement to the Herald.

Kraft recently dipped into his personal bank account to put $2 million into his campaign, telling reporters after last Wednesday’s mayoral forum that he needed to do so, given that he is “going against the power of incumbency.” He said he has had just four months to fundraise, while Wu “has had four years to raise money.”

Before departing his role as head of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, Kraft drew a roughly $350,000 salary in fiscal year 2020. He was not paid a salary in recent years as head of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, his family’s philanthropic arm, according to publicly available 990 forms.

His father, Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group, has a net worth of $11.8 billion.

[Lilyamao]

看好吴市长再次当选

[Lilyamao]

民主党都很清廉，但是被川粉大泼污水

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看好吴市长再次当选

杰出华人代表, 祝福她走向更大的舞台

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民主党都很清廉，但是被川粉大泼污水

Grok:
以下是对吴美琪（Michelle Wu）作为波士顿市长（2021年至今）表现的全面评价，基于她的成就、政策影响、公众反馈以及面临的挑战，力求客观平衡。

一、主要成就

吴美琪作为波士顿首位女性和有色人种市长，其领导风格以进步主义为核心，聚焦住房、气候、教育、公共安全和公平性等关键领域。以下是她在各领域的具体成就：

1. 经济适用房与社区发展

   • 成就：吴美琪政府在经济适用房上的投资超过历届政府，帮助近700户家庭首次购房。她推动社区基础设施建设，开设或翻新20个公园，填补1.8万多个坑洼，提升了居民生活质量。
   • 影响：这些措施有效缓解了波士顿高昂的住房压力，尤其对中低收入家庭意义重大。新增公园和基础设施改善了社区环境，促进了城市宜居性。
   • 评价：在住房危机严重的波士顿，这些举措是积极的初步成果，但面对持续上涨的房价和需求，长期效果仍需观察。

2. 公共安全

   • 成就：吴美琪上任后，波士顿枪支暴力降至历史最低，并持续下降。她与波士顿警察协会达成新合同，引入教育改进、更好的家庭休假政策，并限制严重违规的仲裁保护。
   • 影响：降低枪支暴力增强了居民安全感，警察改革提升了警务透明度和问责制，契合她推动公平的理念。
   • 评价：公共安全数据亮眼，但部分X帖子提到无家可归者和街头混乱问题，反映部分居民对安全感的担忧。这些批评缺乏具体数据支持，但表明公众期待更全面的解决方案。

3. 气候与可持续发展

   • 成就：吴美琪签署条例，禁止市资金投资化石燃料、烟草和私人监狱，并在新市政建筑中禁用化石燃料。她提出“波士顿绿色新政”，目标2024年市政建筑碳中和、2030年100%可再生能源、2040年全市碳中和。年植树量翻倍，居民通过社区选择电力计划节省超2.3亿美元能源费用。
   • 影响：这些政策使波士顿在城市可持续发展领域走在前列，树立了气候行动的标杆。能源成本的降低直接惠及居民，植树和绿色建筑增强了城市韧性。
   • 评价：吴美琪的气候政策雄心勃勃且具前瞻性，但实现长期目标（如2040年碳中和）需要持续资金和跨部门合作，执行难度较大。

4. 教育与青年发展

   • 成就：为所有波士顿公立学校学生提供带薪暑期工作，扩大免费学前教育，投资20亿美元翻新学校设施，推出“学校绿色新政”。九大博物馆和文化机构对公立学校学生免费开放。
   • 影响：这些措施提升了教育公平性，增强了学生机会，尤其对低收入家庭学生意义重大。学校现代化改善了学习环境。
   • 评价：教育领域的投资广受好评，但学前教育覆盖率和学校翻新进度仍需加快，以应对快速增长的需求。

5. 交通与基础设施

   • 成就：推广三条MBTA公交线路免费，增加减速带，优化交通信号，提升波士顿在MBTA董事会的声音。
   • 影响：免费公交提升了低收入群体的出行便利，交通优化措施改善了道路安全和效率。
   • 评价：免费公交是创新尝试，但仅限三条线路，覆盖面有限。交通基础设施的改善需持续扩展，以应对城市拥堵问题。

6. 经济发展与公平性

   • 成就：支持90多家小企业，创造800多个就业岗位，授予黑人企业1700万美元学校餐饮合同。设立早期教育、食品安全、黑人男性发展、LGBTQ+权益等新办公室。
   • 影响：这些举措促进了小企业发展和少数族裔经济赋权，体现了吴美琪对公平和包容的承诺。
   • 评价：经济赋权措施具有积极意义，但部分批评认为扶持力度和覆盖面仍不足以解决结构性不平等。

二、政策特点与领导风格

吴美琪的政策以进步主义为核心，强调系统性变革和长期规划。她的领导风格展现出以下特点：

• 以数据和社区为导向：她的政策多基于数据驱动（如降低枪支暴力、能源成本节约），并通过社区参与（如免费公交试点）确保政策贴近民需。
• 注重公平与包容：新设的市级办公室和针对少数族裔的经济发展项目反映了她对社会正义的关注。
• 大胆创新：如绿色新政、免费公交等政策在全美城市中具有开创性。
• 长期视野：气候和教育目标着眼于未来数十年，但短期成果可能不如预期明显。

三、面临的挑战与批评

尽管吴美琪取得显著成就，但也面临一些挑战和批评：

1. 公众分歧：部分X帖子批评她未能有效解决无家可归者营地、街头犯罪和城市清洁问题。这些反馈虽缺乏系统数据，但反映了部分居民的不满。
2. 政策执行难度：如碳中和目标和大规模住房建设需巨额资金和复杂协调，短期内难以见效，可能引发公众对进展缓慢的质疑。
3. 政治阻力：警察改革和绿色政策可能面临传统利益集团的反对，需平衡各方诉求。
4. 资源分配争议：在多领域同时推进改革可能导致资源分散，部分居民认为某些优先事项（如交通或安全）被忽视。

四、总体评价

吴美琪作为波士顿市长的表现可圈可点。她在住房、气候、教育、公共安全和公平性领域的成就显示出强有力的领导力和进步愿景，尤其在推动城市可持续发展和社会包容方面为波士顿树立了标杆。她的政策不仅回应了当下需求（如降低生活成本、改善安全），还为城市长期发展奠定了基础（如碳中和目标、现代化学校）。

然而，波士顿面临的复杂挑战（如住房危机、无家可归者问题）需要更长时间和资源来解决，部分公众的不满反映了这些问题的紧迫性。吴美琪需在保持大胆改革的同时，加强政策执行效率和公众沟通，以弥合分歧、巩固支持。

总结：吴美琪是一位具有远见和执行力的市长，她的政策为波士顿带来了实质性进步，但在应对复杂城市问题时，仍需更广泛的协作和更强的执行力以实现全面成功。她的领导为波士顿的未来发展提供了坚实基础，但公众期望与现实之间的平衡将是她未来任期的关键考验。