I was just wondering how the new tax bill will affect Sen. Susan Collins. Will she get to take advantage of the breaks for millionaires? Seems like a lot of CEOs are saying that the extra money they get will go to stockholder dividends and CEO pay and not to worker wages and more infrastructure. […]
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
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Retirement planning preserved
The federal tax code can either encourage workers to prepare for retirement and provide opportunities for them to save and invest for the future, or it can do the opposite. With 45 percent of Americans having saved nothing for retirement, we need a tax code that encourages retirement savings. Fortunately, the tax reform legislation being […]
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Please, Sen. Collins, vote 'no'
I am deeply disappointed to read of Sen. Susan Collins’ likely support for the proposed income tax bill. Every nonpartisan analysis I have read points to great benefits to corporations and the wealthy; meager and declining benefits for small businesses, middle class and poor families. The switch in taxing corporations at a territorial rather than […]
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Tax bill is short-sighted
I am concerned with the proposed tax bill currently going through Congress. This year has seen record-breaking storms that were exacerbated by climate change. Instead of doing anything to encourage renewable energy, the tax bill undermines credits for wind energy and electric vehicles, while proposing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for […]
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Businesswomen deserve credit
Kudos to Lewiston businesswomen Heidi Audet of Chill Yoga, Sandy Marquis of Marquis Signs and Tammie Greishaber for another spectacular Sparkle Sunday on downtown Lisbon Street, held Dec. 17. The street was full of pop-up retailers, in addition to many other retailers open with special Sunday hours, as well as restaurants and food vendors, live […]
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Expand earned income credit
It may be understandable that Sen. Susan Collins relented to the massive and continuous pressure from her Republican colleagues, including Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and voted for massive new corporate tax cuts. She still has the chance to listen to the ongoing pressure from her constituents and vote “no” on the […]
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Find solutions for climate change
A recent closure of Casco Bay shellfish beds reflects changes occurring in Casco Bay. There is no way to predict exactly how this will play out. What we know is that historical patterns of fishing will change. People will be out of work, and the culture and traditions of the people that depend on a […]
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Delay the health insurance tax
The holidays are great for enjoying family and preparing for a fresh start in a new year. Unfortunately, there is now a cloud hanging over people’s heads at this otherwise festive time. That cloud is called the health insurance tax. Despite what looks like what will be a successful effort to reform the U.S. tax […]
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Headlights on, all the time
My daughter was in an accident that could have been avoided. She looked both ways at a stop sign, but it was a gray day. A speeding old truck, without lights on, blended in with the road. She didn’t see it. It smashed into my daughter’s car as she pulled into the intersection. Her car […]
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Oceans need our help
The world’s oceans are having a problem with plastic waste. There are some efforts to try to clean it up, but more needs to be done. If the oceans die, so does humankind. Earth does not want to look like Mars. More needs to be done. Small countries may not have the means to clean […]