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Maine seniors, are your property taxes out of sight? Want to know why? Check how your representatives and senators voted for the budget, LD 258. The repeal of the senior tax stabilization was buried in the budget bill (page 305 S-10). Also check how they voted on LD 2102, “An Act to support Municipalities by Repealing the Law Limiting the Municipal Tax Levy.” The original bill required a vote to raise taxes over a certain amount.
And to add insult to injury this was all in the time of budget surpluses, also known as over taxation of taxpayers. Why was the surplus not returned to the taxpayers?
According to the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in fiscal year 2022, the surplus was $595.1 million. In fiscal year 2023, the surplus was $141 million. In fiscal year 2024, the surplus is now $93.5 million.
I think the shameless hypocrites who spout about “affordable housing” and “keeping seniors in their homes” and then vote against their constituents’ best interests need to be voted out of office.
Oh, and FYI, more taxes have not meant better education. Maine ranks 43 worst in the nation.
Vote them out!
Linda McMahon
Harpswell
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