Baffled inOakland of Oakland, ME It's Bushes fault!!!!!!!!!! Oh, nevermind BettyD stole my thunder. Oh, I'm also paying 22% less federal tax under Bush than I did under (enter the angels, place the halo, can I get an amen) Clinton. Oh yeah, I'm not at billionare. In fact I'm barely at thousandare. Oh, has anyone noticed that the U.S. has not been attacked by islamoterrorists in 7 years? Any predictions for Obama?report abuse

David Hughes of Lewiston, ME Someone needs to tell Betty that Maine is getting more in federal money now than when Bush took office.

I'll grant you the federal situation doesn't help, but the root of our problems here in Maine are home grown. The lack of even more help from the feds just removes the facade.report abuse

Strangelove of Wells, ME BettyD of Waterville, ME
Aug 27, 2008 11:32 AM
States are "taxing and taxing" to make up for having less and less of our federal income taxes returned to us to support local (state) needs.

Betty, Maine is a welfare state. Maine "takes and takes" far more than it gives. Maine receives $1.41 for every $1.00 it sends to Washington D.C. At the state level, Maine is also a welfare state, draining every cent possible from responsible, hard-working individuals to pay for the masses who have no sense of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility. Maine is doomed. I know many professional people who, like myself, were born and raised here, that are fleeing this disaster of a state. I will certainly join them within the next five years.report abuse

riley baxter of ANYTOWN, ME no mater what if it gos through or not they will find some way to tax us.every time they start a new tax its never used for what it was intended for.they divert the funds to some other project or some ones pocket.like the toll on i-95 they make millions a year from it but raise tax to pay for road work.the gas tax was intended for road maint but the roads and bridges still need work.when are people going to wake up and see that gov is greedy the more you have the more they want.our town taxes us for haveing a lawn tractor.just keep electing them in to office and they will keep finding ways to screw the american public.report abuse