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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
Reducing sales taxes might boost economy
To reduce unemployment, should we lower taxes on the wealthy or stimulate consumer spending? Reducing taxes on the hitherto tax-favored higher bracket would free up money that might be used to invest. That would be a good thing. Businesses, however, won’t add jobs just because capital is plentiful. They won’t add jobs unless they feel […]
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
It’s time to resurrect CCC so people can work
“Forgotten Man,” written by Amity Shales, gives a detailed version of the Great Depression. It is too bad this book is not part of our school curriculum. As a child growing up with parents who lived through that era, I was often told stories about what life was like during those years. People often forget […]
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
A fervent hope we never will use A-bombs again
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, recently suggested that U.S. nuclear weapons reserves were too large and too expensive to maintain.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
A fervent hope we never use A-bombs again
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, recently suggested that U.S. nuclear weapons reserves were too large and too expensive to maintain.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
Maine people not looked down upon, but envied
Recently our governor stated that Maine people were looked down upon if we went to other parts of the country.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2012
Tax for Powerball winner?
The winner of the Powerball worth $337 million should pay no more than 14 percent tax. Mitt Romney can help the winner get over the rough spots with the IRS.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2012
Nation of Van Winkles deserve their government
If Rip Van Winkle woke from a 20-year sleep today, he would not recognize current political facts of life. Citizens’ common sense is deep asleep. While today’s citizens and states struggle with budgets to make ends meet, the federal government has spent taxes for three years without a budget. The people — a nation of […]
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PublishedAugust 26, 2012
SAD 13 voters missing vital budget information
I don’t believe officials in SAD 13 are giving voters enough information for them to cast informed ballots about the proposed budget. We have no information about where last year’s carryover funds went and pages of necessary data were missing from the budget flier sent out on Aug. 14. The state is paying directly to […]
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PublishedAugust 26, 2012
Banda’s experience sets him apart from the rest
It is my pleasure to endorse Darrick X. Banda in the upcoming election for district attorney of Kennebec and Somerset counties. Although I am a lifelong Democrat, my support for Banda is based on his character, experience and his abilities as a trial lawyer. He has managed cases in the past in Augusta District Court […]
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PublishedAugust 26, 2012
Tabitha’s Closet items offered free of charge
I am writing to thank the Kennebec Journal for providing coverage of Tabitha’s Closet, a local mission of the Winthrop United Methodist Church. Tabitha’s Closet provides school supplies and gently used back-to-school clothing to pre-schoolers through high school-age kids. The event held recently served about 300 people, not only from Winthrop and nearby towns, but […]
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