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LePage has damaged image of businesses

As a small-business owner who functions as both an employer and employee, I am gravely concerned by the ongoing disparagement of and hostility toward those who are considered labor. In a few short months, our marginally elected governor has managed to do more damage to the image of business, large and small, than all his […]

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Maine retirement system ‘too generous’

The current Maine state retirement system has two problems: * It’s not sustainable. * It’s too generous compared to Social Security. Hard-pressed taxpayers should not be paying for this generosity. The www.maineopengov.org website is worth investigating for Maine pension facts. A quick comparison shows that Maine pensions are far more generous than those provided by […]

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Governor makes decrees like a dictator

I can’t help but think that Moammar Gadhafi also would have removed a labor mural from one of his buildings. I’m not implying our governor is a dictator, but he seems to be conducting himself as one. He makes a decrees and it will be done, no further discussion. What’s next? Attacking the citizens? Oh […]