Maine Green Independent Party and GOP Join Forces to Oppose Tax Reform Bill
This is interesting….
PORTLAND — The Maine Green Independent Party announced Tuesday that it would support Republican efforts on a people’s veto of a tax package passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci in June.
Green leaders said they are against the tax restructuring because they believe it hurts lower-income Mainers and makes the state’s system less progressive.
In particular, Greens pointed to the elimination of state income tax brackets and the application of sales tax on services such as car repairs.
“The new flat tax, in association with new taxes on services such as auto repair, represents a regressive tax system that favors the wealthiest few to the disadvantage of low- and middle-income Mainers,” Anna Trevorrow, Green Party chairwoman, said in a statement.
Source: Kennebec Journal
I would read the whole article to get the Democrats’ point of view.
