Taxes and Budget Question 4 will fix crumbling transportation network, save lives Maine’s roads badly need work. On Tuesday, voters have the chance to make a small dent in our road needs. Question 4 will make $41 million available […] Jody Harris Posted October 31, 2012 Tags Bonds, Jobs
Taxes and Budget Get the Facts on How Revenue Sharing Cuts Are Affecting Your Town Earlier this week, I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper (included below). In doing research for the letter, I came across a spreadsheet produced by […] Garrett Martin Posted October 25, 2012 Tags Budget, Local, Municipal Revenue Sharing
Taxes and Budget Expect More Cuts to Schools and Municipalities to Pay for Income Tax Cuts for the Rich The state is facing a $756 million structural budget gap over the next two years, according to a report released last month by the state’s budget office. […] Joel Johnson Posted October 23, 2012 Tags K-12 Education, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine's Tax Solution: Fairness and Investing in Economic Growth MECEP’s new tax report should not be a surprise to anyone. It shows that income tax cuts made in 2011 are not the panacea that proponents have […] Jody Harris Posted October 18, 2012 Tags Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts Recent Tax Cuts Increase Costs for Municipalities, the Poor, and the Middle Class Governor LePage and the 125th Maine Legislature used cuts to income, pension, and estate […] MECEP Posted October 16, 2012 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Selected charts from The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts Maine’s new income tax cut will result in a “great tax shift” to low and middle income families. Selected charts from The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax […] Jody Harris Posted October 16, 2012 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Most Mainers Who Don't Owe Federal Income Tax Work Most Mainers who don’t owe federal income tax are working and paying a slew of other taxes, including federal payroll taxes and state and local taxes. The […] Joel Johnson Posted October 15, 2012 Tags Federal, Income Tax