Better Management for Maine Town Hall: Dover-Foxcroft
Our second stop on the Better Management for Maine Tour took us to Dover-Foxcroft. In the basement of the Thompson Free Library, I heard a great deal about people’s frustrations with our state government.
One former state legislator set the tone early by announcing, “Leave businesses alone.” That sentiment was consistently heard throughout the night. Our businesses are treated like the enemy by our state government. They are taxed and regulated out of the state, and our young people lack career opportunities as a result.
Deep down people are very concerned about spending. One voter said he was certain that we take in enough revenue to fund priorities, but state government always wants to live beyond its means. We need someone in the Blaine House who understands that we can no longer survive like that.
We need to competently manage our budget. That means addressing spending in a fundamental way, so we only spend what we take in. It’s going to be tough, but an experienced manager from the private sector who’s successfully dealt with these real world economic, fiscal, and job-related problems can fix it. That’s my skill set. That’s the kind of experience no one else in this race can claim.
There was also a discussion on Second Amendment rights, energy, paying for social services, the new federal health care bill, immigration, how I plan to work with the Legislature as Governor. We packed in a ton of issues into a full 90 minutes!
I hope to do the same on Friday and Saturday as our Town Hall Tour heads to Springvale/Sanford on Friday and Bath on Saturday. It’s critical our next governor understand the issues that are important to you, so I hope you’ll come out to the event in your area.
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