Taxes and Budget Day of Action Today MECEP participated in a “Day of Action Briefing” hosted by Engage Maine. The briefing highlighted a number of irresponsible proposals being rushed through the Legislature and […] Garrett Martin Posted April 2, 2012 Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Putting Maine First: Day of Action Briefing The number of important bills pending in the Legislature is significant. The below summary highlights some of the most dangerous and irresponsible bills under consideration. Freedom of […] MECEP Posted April 2, 2012 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Testimony at Hearing on LR 2847 Supplemental Appropriations Bill I am here to testify in reference to part RR of this proposal which reduces taxes on retirement income. Part RR does this in two ways. First, […] MECEP Posted March 22, 2012 Tags Budget, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Responsible Tax Reform? Maine has pursued broad based tax reform in fits and starts. We have seen time and again that responsible, broad based tax reform is difficult to achieve. The […] Garrett Martin Posted March 20, 2012 Tags Estate Tax, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget “Bait and switch” legislation is bad for Maine now and in the future A troubling tactic to push bills through the Legislature with minimum public scrutiny has begun to result in the passage of ill-conceived, irresponsible legislation under the radar […] Garrett Martin Posted March 19, 2012 Tags Budget, Jobs, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Fact Sheet: LD 849: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing LD 849 is a tax “relief” wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is another radical tax and budget plan like the two TABOR and the Paleski referenda Maine […] MECEP Posted March 15, 2012 Tags Budget, Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Proposed “Responsible Solution” to Restore Tax Fairness Would Not Hurt Maine’s Economy New study confirms that the proposal from MECEP and the Engage Maine coalition is a reasoned answer to raise revenue Maine needs to fund vitally important services […] Posted March 12, 2012 Tags Economy, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Raising Revenue from High Income Households in Maine PERI issue brief confirms that the “Responsible Solution” proposed by the Engage Maine coalition in January 2012 would restore tax fairness and raise needed revenue without negative […] Jody Harris Posted March 12, 2012 Tags Revenue, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Mainers Pledge Responsible Wealth for a Responsible Solution Speakers assert that fairness demands that they pay their fair share in state taxes Augusta, Maine (Thursday, February 9, 2012) The Maine Center for Economic Policy […] Posted February 9, 2012 Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes
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