Maine Heritage Fiscal Sanity Tour

As sent by Knox County Chair Chapman,
Just a quick reminder that Maine Heritage Policy Center's Fiscal Sanity Tour is at the Samoset Resort in Rockport on February 5. The details and how to sign up to attend are below.

Augusta lawmakers want to spend $840 million more than they collect in taxes; and many are proposing higher taxes so they can keep on spending! If you would prefer a return to Fiscal Sanity, come and hear about Maine's Spending Addiction and the Road to Recovery.

You will learn: · What Top 40 state programs have exploded in the past decade while 550+ others have remained flat?· Where does Maine spend so much more than other states, and what do we get for it?· What state agencies are overstaffed and/or overpaid, compared with other states?· What should be done (by you and by lawmakers) to create a state government taxpayers can afford and which respects individual liberties to make Maine better, freer and more prosperous?
The Fiscal Sanity Tour is coming to your area:
ROCKPORT - Thursday, February 5, 2009; 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton Street, Rockport
BANGOR - Thursday, February 12, 2009; 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Sea Dog Brewing Company, 26 Front Street, Bangor
PARIS - Wednesday, February 18, 2009; 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Four Seasons Function Center, 187 Main Street, Paris

Speakers include The Maine Heritage Policy Center's:
Tarren Bragdon, Chief Executive Officer
Scott Moody, Chief Economist
Steve Bowen, Director of the Center for Education Excellence

Please register online by clicking on the above city you will be attending orat www.MainePolicy.org (Events section)

or contact Heather Noyes at hnoyes@mainepolicy.org or 207-321-2550. MHPC Member: $15 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity. Non-Member: $20

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Welcome!

Well let's get the ball rolling by stating that this blog is to provide facts and opinion on the state of political affairs that affects everyone in town. Please source your facts and state clearly what is fact, opinions are assumed by default. I will also be posting information items such as poll times, registration, meeting, bi-annual caucuses, etc.
Some ideas are:

• Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Mike Michaud, et als
• Bureaucracratic treason, negligence, ineptitude, etc.
• New Deal 2009
• Orwell, Brave New World & National Health Corps
• Pro-Gun, Pro-Life
• Culture of Death
• and so much more