Hidden Taxes and Fees
As I mentioned in my first posting, tax transparency is a critical component of a good tax system. Without tax transparency, taxpayers have no way to judge whether or not […]
Read More →Another SOP from Dirigo
by Tarren Bragdon Dirigo Health – Recently the Dirigo Health Agency’s Board of Directors voted that Dirigo Health had saved Maine’s healthcare system $41.7 million dollars for 2006. If approved […]
Read More →Why I’m Here in the First Place!
Scott K Fish’s intro entry on the MHPC blog…. Back Roads/Maine Places by Scott K Fish Heard the news? The Portland Press Herald is reporting a York County building boom. […]
Read More →Forgotten Budgeting Basics
by Jason A. Fortin In our personal lives, the question of “how much is enough
Read More →That Pesky Data
On Thursday, the New England Economic Partnership , a nonprofit organization that issues economic forecasts twice a year, released its new forecast for the New England States. The report addresses […]
Read More →Tax Reform
By: J. Scott Moody Welcome to The Maine Heritage’s Policy Center’s new blog. The goal of the MHPC blog is to provide timely commentary on important policy issues. In particular, […]
Read More →Beyond the Supplemental Budget: What About State Debt, Per Capita Tax Burden, Future Reserves, and the Structural Gap?
Read the full report | Once again the legislature is busy spending the “surplus” that arrives miraculously each year sometime after Christmas, but before the sap flows from Maine’s maple […]
Read More →The Savings Offset Payment: Dirigo Health’s Questionable Funding Strategy
Read the full report | The most politically-charged aspect of the Dirigo Health initiative is the funding mechanism called the Savings Offset Payment (SOP) tax. The funding mechanism is initiated […]
Read More →Finding a Solution to the Business Equipment: Tax Just Repeal the Tax.
Read the full report | The Business Equipment Tax (BET) is a bad tax because it is aimed at the very creator of economic growth—business capital formation. Investing in business […]
Read More →Eight Challenges for Dirigo Health in 2006
Read the full report | When Dirigo Health was introduced in May 2003, supporters promised that this health reform initiative would accomplish three important objectives: eliminate all 130,000 uninsured Maine […]
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