George Fogg’s letter, Aug. 7, regarding Colorado’s “interference” with Maine’s TABOR issue puzzled me.

When trying to make a wise decision regarding my personal finances, I consider it helpful if someone tells me of his/her experience in making a similar decision. If I am considering buying a car from dealer X, I welcome experiences of dealer service and car reliability from someone I know who’s dealt with that business/model before.

Colorado adopted TABOR in 1992, found it destructive for the state’s roads, its educational system, and its economy. In 2005, its citizens voted to suspend its major elements until they figure out how to fix the state’s finances.

To me, a resident and taxpayer of Maine, that is enormously significant information, and I am eager to learn as much about their experience as I can.

Mainers pride ourselves on our independence of thought. TABOR would substitute a rigid formula tied to national inflation.

Maine still cares enough about our smaller communities to search for ways to treat them fairly; TABOR uses a “one size fits all” approach with the same formula for Auburn and Allagash.

Mainers despise bureaucracy; in communities with town meetings, TABOR would require a community referendum to implement a budget increase already approved by a two-thirds vote.

If Coloradans are willing to come and tell us what TABOR did to their state and save us from making their devastating mistake, I am – and all of us should be – interested in listening to what they have to say.

Silver Moore-Leamon, Auburn