It was disheartening to see Sen. Eric Brakey dismiss the need to protect public education and property taxpayers in his recent letter (Feb. 23). I hope Brakey takes the education of our children more seriously than his piece indicates. Right now, $23 million for schools is at stake. It’s naïve to believe that classrooms can […]
tax conformity
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Democrats playing election year games
Maine Democrats have decided they want to increase taxes on Mainers by nearly $40 million. As Rep. Jeff McCabe expressed in a Sun Journal guest column (Feb. 17), Democrats don’t want to allow 4,000 Maine small business filers to continue having access to a tax credit that encourages investment in our state. The Maine Capital […]
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GOP plan unproven, could hurt public
No one wants to get a bigger property tax bill while getting fewer services for their hard-earned money. No parent wants to see their kids’ classroom sizes grow while their school’s offerings shrink. This is what I am my fellow Democrats keep in mind as we debate tax conformity at the State House. The Maine […]
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Tax conformity is critically important
I am aware that long, drawn-out debates over tax conformity and Maine’s tax code typically causes people’s eyes to glaze over. It is one of those issues that we, your elected representatives in the Maine Legislature, are supposed to just take care of for you. Unfortunately, if the Legislature drags its feet on this issue, […]