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        Every tax is a pay cut.   Every tax cut is a pay raise.
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| Health Insurance Costs (in millions) | ||||||||
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        The Framingham town government pays 90% of the employees
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         Note that the cost is getting out of control.  | 
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| Town | Total Budget (1997)  | Health Insurance (1997)  | Percent of Budget (1997)  | Total Budget (2003) est.  | Health Insurance (2003) est.  | Percent of Budget (2003)  | 
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| Framingham | $115.0 | $9.8 | 8.82 | $160.7 | $17.4 | 10.8 | 
| Natick | $67.7 | $3.8 | 5.6 | $92.0 | $7.6 | 8.3 | 
| Marlborough | $62.9 | $3.75 | 6.0 | $92.4 | $5.2 | 5.6 | 
| Hopkington | $22.0 | $1.07 | 4.9 | $45.5 | $2.6 | 5.7 | 
| Franklin | $43.4 | $1.45 | 3.3 | $73.4 | $3.4 | 4.6 | 
| Natick's budget numbers are for 1998, not 1997 | ||||||
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