Misguided Priorities

The newspapers agree… the Governor’s proposed budget cuts to important services like MaineCare are a bad idea that will just hurt Maine more in the long run!
Here are some excepts from recent editorials:

“Maine is a state whose people are proud of their historic commitment to helping those in need. Have we become so obsessed with budget-cutting and limiting the scope of government that we’re willing to slash and burn our way through the social safety net that has long defined our generosity of spirit?” Click here to read the entire Maine Media Today editorial!

“Cutting MaineCare coverage for these folks could help solve the governor’s immediate problem, a budget shortfall. But it would only do so by shifting that expense to other levels of government, to hospitals and eventually to taxpayers and the state’s employers.” Click here to read the entire Lewiston Sun Journal editorial!

“On the other side of the coin, the governor has stuck to his commitment to include about $200 million in tax reductions in his budget. If the state can afford to lower tax rates and offer more tax breaks, which will mostly benefit the well-off, it is hard to justify simply cutting off the less fortunate.” Click here to read the entire Bangor Daily News editorial!