TABOR would hurt
much-needed services

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Citizens of Maine should know the facts -- understand that Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) must be defeated. It will not reduce property taxes.

What it will do is affect programs and services for the handicapped, children and the elderly.

If TABOR passes, tuition costs will be raised -- denying many of our citizens the opportunities to attend and afford community and University of Maine systems.

Health care for children and seniors, money to finance public safety, public services, road maintenance -- the acronym, TABOR, Taxpayer Bill of Rights -- did not live up to its name in Colorado. Our state should not slip into the same black hole. Talk to your neighbors, educate them. Don't hit the polls until you've done your homework. We must defeat TABOR.

Donna L. Dachs

Manchester