Tax Shift Isn’t Tax Reform

Our State legislature is getting closer to finalizing a budget that they claim will bring about tax reform. The proposed shift from taxing income to taxing sales is not tax reform by any definition.  Their actions will not help families in Maine who struggle to pay their bills and put food on the table.

Politicians in Augusta never miss an opportunity to miss the point.  Rather than putting money in one pocket and taking it out of another, we should be putting money back in people’s hands and leaving it there. Maine taxes businesses and workers at some of the highest rates in the country. We need to be lowering taxes to national averages to better compete with other states for businesses and good jobs. 

The focus on tax shifting instead of real reform shows how out of touch our State government is with the hard working people of Maine.  When families are faced with a budget crisis, they make the tough decisions to tighten their belts and spend wisely. That’s good common sense fiscal management. We should expect the same from our State government. 

We must change the way they do business in Augusta. This will only happen with strong leadership from a proven manager with positive results. My real-world, for-profit financial and economic experience makes me uniquely qualified to fix the problems in Augusta. You can read more about my qualifications here.

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