The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation has staked out the responsible path in this debate with its opposition to questions calling for an income-tax reduction and rent control.

“These questions are intended to address critical issues that require action: affordability, competitiveness and fiscal sustainability,” the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, an independent, non-partisan research organization focused on state finances and policy, stated in announcing its position Monday.

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation has laid out a more thoughtful, less drastic approach to dealing with the state’s high cost of living.

The Legislature would be wise to emulate them.