If state employee pensions are to be changed we should also allow state employees to contribute to the Federal Social Security system. As it stands they cannot now and the State penalizes them when and if they do collect on any moneys from a previous employer upon retirement.
When the S-J addresses Maine’s debt they should also remind Mainers that much of the debt is from crushing weight of bonds that Maine voters always pass every election. It appears that you don’t want your readers to look in the mirror and accept responsibility for their own actions. The people of Maine and this country have been borrowing for far too long and the time has come to do without if we can’t pay cash for it.
Let’s not pin all of the blame on Maine’s state retirees, bonds have permutated from necessary expenditures for example for infrastructure, to a means of funding any project that a vested interest wants whether it benefits the entire state or not and Mainers routinely vote them in. Reminding voters in bold print that every bond contributes to the debt would be a good responsible action on the part of the S-J.
The parents should lose everything they own for allowing these dirt balls to come to term and having brought them into the world raising them with these values I experienced the same thing only with me it was a brick from a Boston overpass and I know what Mr. Deschaine is going through. At least the Maine cops caught the scum; the Mass cops acted typically and tried to charge my wife with leaving the scene, a divided highway entering Logan. There’s nothing like seeing your 18 month old child covered in safety glass. They should be charged as adults and after they get out of prison one third of their income for life should go to the victim. One month after they hit us somebody did the same thing in the same spot and killed a woman. This crime should be attempted murder, there’s enough history behind this behavior to justify that charge.
If voters in Maine were realistic they would not be voting in any and all bond issues that appear on every state-wide ballot. Instead they continue to borrow, borrow and borrow all the while wondering why the state’s debt can’t be reduced by furloughing state workers and not increasing a broader base sales tax aimed at the biggest draw on our economy, Tourism. While it may be Maine’s biggest industry the folks that come here from away contribute very little to the upkeep of the state’s infrastructure and use of state properties, eg. for one, I-95’s widening. Maine’s voters continue to borrow like there is no bill coming and wonder why we have so much debt. Vote down a few bonds Mainers. Just say “No”. You might do yourselves some good by attracting real industry to a state that has less debt and you won’t have to wait on tables or make beds while watching the latest industry head down a widened I-95 for the NH border.
Bilgerat's Comments
Pension Debt
If state employee pensions are to be changed we should also allow state employees to contribute to the Federal Social Security system. As it stands they cannot now and the State penalizes them when and if they do collect on any moneys from a previous employer upon retirement.
When the S-J addresses Maine’s debt they should also remind Mainers that much of the debt is from crushing weight of bonds that Maine voters always pass every election. It appears that you don’t want your readers to look in the mirror and accept responsibility for their own actions. The people of Maine and this country have been borrowing for far too long and the time has come to do without if we can’t pay cash for it.
Let’s not pin all of the blame on Maine’s state retirees, bonds have permutated from necessary expenditures for example for infrastructure, to a means of funding any project that a vested interest wants whether it benefits the entire state or not and Mainers routinely vote them in. Reminding voters in bold print that every bond contributes to the debt would be a good responsible action on the part of the S-J.
Attempted Murder
The parents should lose everything they own for allowing these dirt balls to come to term and having brought them into the world raising them with these values I experienced the same thing only with me it was a brick from a Boston overpass and I know what Mr. Deschaine is going through. At least the Maine cops caught the scum; the Mass cops acted typically and tried to charge my wife with leaving the scene, a divided highway entering Logan. There’s nothing like seeing your 18 month old child covered in safety glass. They should be charged as adults and after they get out of prison one third of their income for life should go to the victim. One month after they hit us somebody did the same thing in the same spot and killed a woman. This crime should be attempted murder, there’s enough history behind this behavior to justify that charge.
No Boilers
Your taxpayer dollars at work. I guess we don't make boilers in America any more either.
Voter Realism
If voters in Maine were realistic they would not be voting in any and all bond issues that appear on every state-wide ballot. Instead they continue to borrow, borrow and borrow all the while wondering why the state’s debt can’t be reduced by furloughing state workers and not increasing a broader base sales tax aimed at the biggest draw on our economy, Tourism. While it may be Maine’s biggest industry the folks that come here from away contribute very little to the upkeep of the state’s infrastructure and use of state properties, eg. for one, I-95’s widening. Maine’s voters continue to borrow like there is no bill coming and wonder why we have so much debt. Vote down a few bonds Mainers. Just say “No”. You might do yourselves some good by attracting real industry to a state that has less debt and you won’t have to wait on tables or make beds while watching the latest industry head down a widened I-95 for the NH border.
Ethanol
Michaud thinks 10% Ethanol gas is the best thing since the wheel. He's lost my vote.