There are a number of political leaders in Maine who simply know they should be making decisions for us. Thankfully, a majority of us likes this manner of leadership.
We continue to send lawmakers to Augusta who are more appropriate at making decisions for us than we are. It gives me comfort in knowing that there are people out there who know what is best for me!
We Mainers believe in our government – and lots of it; we have hope, trust, and a comfort in knowing that when it comes to spending our money and controlling our lives, we can count on our state government to come through.
This is why Question 4 is perplexing. By voting yes on Question 4, Mainers would then have the opportunity to decide for themselves where their tax dollars are spent, and to decide if programs such as the bankrupt Dirigo are fit for the state.
Why would we want to make these decisions? We elect smarter people for such important work.
By voting "yes" on Question 4, the amount of immeasurable programs and laws would surely decrease.
It's true with less new programs and laws, families, businesses, schools, municipalities, police and fire departments would keep more funds, and our economy might improve the way Colorado's did.
But do we really want to sacrifice the brilliance of our Legislature and its ability to draft programs and laws, all for the sake of saving taxpayer money and giving us, the common-folk, the ability to make decisions for ourselves?
Sounds risky to me.
Sumner McKane
Wiscasset
What does it take? Two initiatives voted down and still we see Question 4, TABOR, on the ballot again. I have been a teacher for over 30 years and I am proud of what I do.
I believe in good education for our students and I know TABOR will only harm that.
Carol Palesky's tax cap was defeated in 2004 and TABOR was defeated in 2006, but we face this again.
I am tired of seeing it on the ballot. I wonder why the Maine Heritage Policy Center continues to beat a drum Mainers have said they don't want to hear.
Every two years it seems they take out the drum and off they go. It's time to take their drum away.
Grace Leavitt
Raymond
