Why TABOR Is Right for Maine
The purpose of LD 976 "An Act To Provide Tax Relief" or TABOR is simple.
TABOR sets up reasonable parameters within which the Legislature can tax and spend; but to go beyond those reasonable limits requires voter approval.
It is the same concept as LD 1’s spending limit and property tax limits, but with teeth and added voter engagement.
By supermajority vote, the Maine Legislature has approved the concept of spending limits and controls on property taxes. First with LD 1 in 2005. Then with budget validation votes for local education spending in 2007. As a result of his budget validation procedure, local education sp....
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guaranteed tax relief
Kudos to MHPC for writing the new TABOR legislation. Double kudos to Maine Leads for doing the grunt work to get "both" (Excise, too) tax relief initiatives on the ballot. I volunteered to collect signatures on behalf of Maine Leads and have a good inkling of the Herculean tasks involved.
If you have not already done so, visit the sites below and sign up for updates. Also make online donations to the best of your ability. It's gonna get nasty and our own tax dollars will again be used against us to spread the lies. Let's do whatever we can on our side for guaranteed tax relief. The time for empty promises is over!
www.TaborNow.com
www.MoreGreenNow.com
www.meLeads.org