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Analysis: Trump’s budget squeezes struggling Mainers to pay for giveaways to top 1 percent, wealthy corporations

The tax bill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in December created a $1.5 trillion hole in the federal budget to create […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 23, 2018

Tags Budget, Education, Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

PRESS RELEASE: Maine families lose in final GOP tax deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2017 CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Maine families lose in GOP tax deal Tax increases for families, cuts to health care […]

Posted December 20, 2017

Tags Federal, Health Care

Taxes and Budget

Senate’s pass-through proposal would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue

The Senate tax bill’s proposed 23% pass-through deduction would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue. It does so by reducing state income taxes primarily for […]

Sarah Austin

Posted December 1, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA

Health Care, Taxes and Budget

Senate Health Care Band-Aids Won’t Fix Damage in Tax Bill

US Senate Republicans have offered only temporary, Band-Aid fixes to try to reassure holdouts on their tax bill like Maine’s Senator Susan Collins. These proposals will not […]

James Myall

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Federal, Health Care, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Partial state and local tax deduction does nothing for vast majority of Maine families under Republican Tax Plan

The two versions of Republican tax legislation making their way through Congress are similar in that they are huge giveaways to the top 1% and profitable corporations, […]

Sarah Austin

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

New Analysis: Senate Child Tax Credit Proposal Stacks the Deck Against Rural Working Families

New analysis by MECEP shows that the proposal by US Senate Republicans to increase the size of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) will do little for the […]

James Myall

Posted November 29, 2017

Tags Child Tax Credit, Children, Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Senate Tax Bill Individual Tax Changes Hurt Maine Seniors

This week, the Senate is expected to vote on a bill that increases taxes on Mainers by 2027, increases health premiums for older Mainers by over $3,000 […]

Sarah Austin

Posted November 28, 2017

Tags Federal, Seniors, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Sun Journal: Tax bill's fate may depend on Maine's Susan Collins

Sarah Austin, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said in a prepared statement that removing the mandate would lead to 50,000 Mainers losing coverage and increase costs for many others.

Sun Journal

Posted November 27, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

3 Reasons Why the Trump-Republican Tax Scheme Puts Working Families LAST

Working families across America already know that the tax system is rigged in favor of the wealthy and large corporations. Despite his “America First” campaign rhetoric, President Trump and […]

Sarah Austin

Posted November 20, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA

Taxes and Budget

UPDATE: New Analysis on Senate tax legislation

By 2027, the 80% of Maine households earning less than $147,140 will see a tax increase of $250 on average under the Senate’s proposed tax bill, according to new analysis released yesterday by […]

Posted November 20, 2017

Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts

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Analysis: Trump’s budget squeezes struggling Mainers to pay for giveaways to top 1 percent, wealthy corporations

PRESS RELEASE: Maine families lose in final GOP tax deal

Senate’s pass-through proposal would cost Maine $57 million a year in state revenue

Senate Health Care Band-Aids Won’t Fix Damage in Tax Bill

Partial state and local tax deduction does nothing for vast majority of Maine families under Republican Tax Plan

New Analysis: Senate Child Tax Credit Proposal Stacks the Deck Against Rural Working Families

Senate Tax Bill Individual Tax Changes Hurt Maine Seniors

Sun Journal: Tax bill's fate may depend on Maine's Susan Collins

3 Reasons Why the Trump-Republican Tax Scheme Puts Working Families LAST

UPDATE: New Analysis on Senate tax legislation