Posted by
FEDUPWITHTAXES on Tuesday, August 05, 2008 4:01:58 PM
Fed
Up With Taxes is a coalition of Maine citizens, businesses and
organizations who are tired of paying high taxes. The coalition is
seeking to undo a recently enacted law increasing the tax on beer and
wine AND adding new taxes on flavored water, sports drinks, colas, diet
colas, juice drinks AND health insurance claims. Our coalition believes
Maine people should decide for themselves if they are fed up with
taxes. We have organized a People's Veto to give you that opportunity.
Come join our campaign at
http://www.fedupwithtaxes.com/
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Maine
families are struggling financially in this difficult economy. This is
absolutely the worst time to be asking them to pay more for their
health insurance as well as the products they consume. These new taxes
will cost Maine people an additional $75 million per year!
- Maine
has one of the highest tax burdens in the nation, and the tax on
beverages is a hidden tax that state government hoped you would never
notice. That is why the Legislature passed these taxes in the dead of
the night in the last days of the Legislative session and without any
public input whatsoever.
- Through the peoples veto, we
are giving Maine people the opportunity to have their say on new taxes
– an opportunity that was denied them by the Legislature and the
Governor.
- These new taxes have a lot of trickle down
effects. Not only do they affect consumers, they also hurt small
businesses that have to pay the tax. When businesses are struggling,
the last thing we need to do is add more pressure on them with higher
taxes.
- Repealing these taxes will not eliminate
funding for the Dirigo Health Program. The pro tax special interest
groups who oppose our People’s Veto effort are telling you a big lie
when they make that claim.
- This tax will only make our
economic problems worse. Maine consumers, who already cross into New
Hampshire to purchase goods and services, will spend even more of their
money outside of Maine to avoid these new taxes. That will hurt small
businesses like grocers and convenience stores here in Maine who are
trying to create jobs and keep the economy going.
- At a
time when the federal government is trying to provide people with tax
relief due to difficult economic conditions, our own state government
is sticking us with even more of a tax burden.