L.D. 1781 was intended to give General Dynamics, owner of Bath Iron Works and among the wealthiest corporations in the world, a $60 million tax break over a 20-year period. The Legislature’s taxation committee modified the request, reducing the tax break by 25 percent to $45 million over a 15-year period.
When it comes up for a vote, I urge it receive a resounding “no” from legislators. While we have people living in homeless shelters and on the streets of this state, it is simply wrong to line the pockets of wealthy corporations.
Mary Beth Sullivan
Bath
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