MPA’s Question 1 talking points now refuted by one of their own
The Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) is pushing a ballot initiative – Question 1 – that seeks to establish a 3.8 percent tax on wages and incomes exceeding $128,400 to fund […]
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MPA’s ‘Universal Home Care’ initiative does little to help elderly, disabled Mainers
By: Jacob Posik, policy analyst Supporters and volunteers of the Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) were set up at polling booths across the state on Election Day seeking signatures for a […]
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Minimum Wage Advocates Disregard Evidence
As The Maine Wire has repeatedly shown here, here and here, proponents of a minimum wage increase in Maine seem more concerned with soundbites than responsible public policy. The Maine People’s […]
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Fuzzy Math In Push For Raising The Minimum Wage
As I watch the campaign to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour unfold, one question comes to mind: Why $12? My first thought was that the number had […]
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The Liberals’ Hypocritical Dark Money Machine
Last week, a group of Mainers rallied in Augusta in support of a ballot initiative to make Maine elections “clean.” The referendum would make several changes to the Maine Clean […]
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Dealing with low wages in Maine
There is no denying that the low wages earned by Maine people are a major concern for state policy makers. Maine workers earn an average of just $26,464 per year, […]
Read More →3,880 Maine State Government Jobs Should Be Eliminated
We haven’t seen it yet – the demonstrating in the capital, the Jesse Jackson led parades through the Statehouse, and van loads of democrats fleeing the state (although one of […]
Read More →Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
If success is judged by the reaction of your competitors, The Maine Heritage Policy Center is even more effective than I thought. In a MainePolitics.net blog posted yesterday, Maine People’s […]
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