DUH! You raise taxes and regulations so *#@! High all the jobs go away and the factories and mills close down, then you spend all your money on BIG Governemtn and freebies for bums who come swarming into the state to take away everything!!!
Posted on 03/22/2009 1:10:09 PM PDT by mainestategop
AUGUSTA, Maine — Lower than projected February tax collections show the negative effects of economic recession in Maine are accelerating, the state’s top tax agency analyst said Friday.
The revenue slowdown, while still relatively modest, is expected to get worse and complicate state officials’ efforts to enact a two-year budget and keep it in balance, said Michael Allen, the director of econometric research at Maine Revenue Services.
(Excerpt) Read more at bangordailynews.com ...
DUH! You raise taxes and regulations so *#@! High all the jobs go away and the factories and mills close down, then you spend all your money on BIG Governemtn and freebies for bums who come swarming into the state to take away everything!!!
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She Lion memorial bump
‘memorial bump’....?
Sadly, yes. See: FreeRepublic Memorial Wall, She Lion is right above Tony Snow's entry.
NUTS! I had no idea...
I wasn't aware of the loss of so many FReepers.
Sad to see so many FReeper names I've seen over the years since I became a member.
May they all RIP.
Its not just mainecare, Our state government is the largest in the nation. It takes almost all the taxes and gobbles it up.
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