I want to share my experience with Maine’s implied warranty law. Maine consumers have some of the most protective implied laws in the nation. All new or used consumer goods sold in Maine, except used cars, come with an automatic implied warranty that the item is not seriously defective. That warranty cannot be disclaimed (denied) […]
Martin Keim
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M. Keim: Shifting taxes doesn’t work
Doing away with the state income tax? What a fairy-tale Gov. Paul LePage is spinning. The reality is that all he is doing is shifting the taxes from the income tax to other taxes. Recently, I saw firsthand what his plan is doing. I could be paying $207 more in property tax with the loss […]
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M. Keim: A committee of lame ideas
As I was having my morning coffee and reading the newspaper on Jan. 23, I could not believe what I was reading — the Auburn School Committee is requesting $2.1 million for improvements. Initially, I thought, great — they are going to utilize some existing structures. As I read on, I saw they wanted $400,186 […]
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M. Keim: Cut taxes, not give raises
This is in response to a story in the Sun Journal on Dec. 6. To my shock and horror, Auburn’s school superintendent, Katy Grondin, was granted raises for the next three years. No matter how small, the news is disturbing to me. She had presented two school budgets that taxpayers voted against, asked taxpayers to […]
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M. Keim: Got the budget right this time
I send a thank-you to the Auburn School Committee for finally getting a school budget the voters of Auburn will pass. Sad to think it took them three times to get a budget that will spend more money but does not increase taxes. Hopefully they will listen to the taxpayers next time and get it […]
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M. Keim: Stop using the scare tactics
Kudos to the Maine House and Senate for having the courage to overturn the governor’s veto of the state budget bill. I always hear the same old arguments about change — restaurants will close if the patrons can’t smoke; bars will close if people can’t smoke; families will fall apart and people will be forced […]