Health Care Responsible Solutions Gaining Traction as Alternative to LePage Administration MaineCare Cuts Governor LePage continues to mount a campaign of anecdotes, misinformation and intimidation to promote his proposed $221 million in cuts to MaineCare. On 1/25, MECEP and our partners […] Mark Sullivan Posted January 31, 2012 Tags Medicaid, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget Please Support a Responsible Solution! More cost-effective health care delivery and fairer tax structure will shrink budget shortfall The Governor’s proposal would: Eliminate health coverage for more than 56,000 low-income people and cut medically necessary services for thousands of others remaining on the MaineCare program. […] MECEP Posted January 25, 2012 Tags Health Care, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Jobs and Budget Cuts Top New England Service Providers’ Concerns A recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston confirms that limited job opportunities and federal, state, and local budget cuts pose significant problems for low […] Garrett Martin Posted January 12, 2012 Tags Budget, Health Care, Incomes, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget MECEP Urges Taxation Committee to Target Tax Reductions "to Those Who Pay the Greatest Share of Household Income in Taxes" Calls for reforms that “are balanced, minimize the damage for Maine people, and leave us better positioned to achieve future prosperity” Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, November 9, […] Posted November 9, 2011 Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes
Maine’s Economy Why Do We Fight for Social Justice? From Maine Street to Wall Street On October 11 a standing room only crowd filled the Shepard Lee Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine for the latest in MECEP’s Shepard Lee […] Mark Sullivan Posted October 14, 2011 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Poverty, Tax Fairness
Taxes and Budget Fact Sheet: Jobs, The Immediate Deficit America Must Tackle A balanced approach, one that includes a responsible mix of spending cuts and revenue increases by closing tax loopholes for example, offers the best blueprint for sustained […] MECEP Posted August 31, 2011 Tags Jobs, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Costly Tax Cuts Won’t Keep People in Maine Findings explode the common myth “if you tax them, they will flee” Augusta, Maine (Thursday, Augusta 4, 2011)– Contrary to the arguments of supporters, the income […] Posted August 4, 2011 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget IMPACTS of Governor LePage Tax and Budget Proposals and LD 1147 Estate Tax Changes The Governor’s Budget proposal spends $20 Million for income tax reductions of over $3,000 each in 2013 for about 7,000 tax households with incomes above $350,000. $20 […] MECEP Posted June 3, 2011 Tags Budget, Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine Senate Votes Huge Estate Tax Giveaway to the Wealthy Funded by Cuts that Will Hurt Low and Middle Income Maine Families Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)—The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today urges the Maine House to reject legislation passed yesterday in the Maine Senate to […] Posted May 25, 2011 Tags Estate Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Administration's Latest Tax Plan: Déjà vu all over again MECEP confirms so-called “change package” is more of the same tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of investments in Maine’s working families Augusta, Maine (Wednesday, […] Posted May 11, 2011 Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes