As I was watching the news recently, I saw a group of about seven women in Portland holding a press conference to oppose TABOR, Question 4 on the ballot. I think these women were associated somehow with Planned Parenthood. I saw, right behind the woman speaking, another girl with a sign that said “TABOR hurts kids.”

I don’t understand that sign at all, and frankly, it’s just not true. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights will limit government spending, providing real tax relief for the people of Maine. That will allow parents in Maine to keep more of their hard-earned wages and have more money in their budgets to provide for their children.

How, exactly, does more money in parents’ pockets hurt their kids?

I will be voting for TABOR this November because I believe that responsible government priorities, lower taxes and government accountability are positive steps that will help Maine back to prosperity. A more prosperous state will help the children to stay in Maine to live, work and raise a family of their own.

I’m voting “yes” on Question 4 in November.

Karen and Robert Dickinson, Raymond