Jim Sweet of Farmington, ME When are the people of Maine going to go into utter revolt?

We have NO leadership in Augusta. We need SOMEONE to stand up and say, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"

The legislature is hand wringing over budget problems. Woe is me, we must do something about the budget.

Then they go and waste time and resources on legislation:

-Novelty cigarette lighters
-Increase penalties for non use of seat belts
-Stiffen the smoking ban of individuals in their own vehicles
-Rasing cigarette taxes
-Banning energy drinks (It didn't pass but time and money was wasted on this ridiculous idea)
-An act to protect children from toxic chemicals (Aren't there already federal laws on this?)

And it goes on and on.

Please, Agusta! WAKE UP. Stop spending OUR money! No more new LAWS! Cut programs. Cut YOUR pay. Start spending some of YOUR money for health care, like the rest of the people of Maine.

Maine is one of the highest (and headed for THE highest) taxed state in the United States.

Please think about this when you VOTE for people representing you in Augusta.report abuse

Hermann Munster of AmishLand, PA I have a sister who has been a chain smoker for a long, long time. For now, her days of reckoning is some time off in the future. I am fairly certain that she's got the typical diseases but I so dread the end result of her habit that we never talk about it.

But make no mistake; the day is coming.

But not today.

Who cares about the taxes? My sister remains alive despite the inevitable.report abuse

browneyes of Augusta, ME Sheila are you a health care provider?report abuse

Mainer in Exhile of Buford, GA How about reducing the size of state government to pay for this and other programs? Wait a minute that makes too much sense and this is also Maine where the tax and spend liberals are in charge. Maine would rather spend the legislative session passing laws to punish smokers rather than find creative eays to lure business to the state and find ways to reduce the tax burdon on the aging population. That's why the box stores keep coming, because they can hire the senior citizens who need to make extra money to pay taxes.report abuse