It appears that Mike Michaud is at it again playing politics - meanwhile Governor Paul LePage is out working for the state.
When Gov LePage took over from the outgoing Gov Baldacci unemployment was 8%. Since then Maine has seen its unemployment rate drop to 6.1%. Maine is ahead of the curve beating out the New England average of 6.4% and the National average of 6.7%.
Private sector jobs are being created during one of the worse economic times of modern history under the current administration. Will a change to someone who knows how to work in Washington DC be better for Maine? Or do we stay the course with Gov LePage?
Keep Maine growing, keep Gov Paul LePage......
For more on Gov Paul LePage follow him on Facebook.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
IRS Targeting of Conservative Groups - Catherine Engelbrecht
Catherine Engelbrecht
Give us a truly transparent process. Protect the people. is what she asks the committee. This is her story of what happened to her family, to her business after 20 years of anonymity. All of a sudden she was in the sights of several government agencies.
Her testimony before the House of Representatives on YouTube.
Give us a truly transparent process. Protect the people. is what she asks the committee. This is her story of what happened to her family, to her business after 20 years of anonymity. All of a sudden she was in the sights of several government agencies.
Her testimony before the House of Representatives on YouTube.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Baby It’s Cold Outside, And It’s Expensive
Today, the RGA released this: Baby It’s Cold Outside, And It’s Expensive
But If Mike Michaud Had His Way, It Would Be Worse
“Maine, like many other parts of the country, has been gripped by freezing weather and soaring heating costs. If Mike Michaud had his way, the cost to heat your home would be even more expensive. In June 2009, Michaud voted to pass Cap & Trade, a national energy tax that would have been like increasing Mainers’ personal income taxes by 15%, costing the average household an additional $1,761 per year and would have caused an increase in electricity prices by 90%. Maine can’t afford Mike Michaud’s failed policies.”
Facts: Barack Obama said “Under My Plan Of A Cap And Trade System, Electricity Rates Will Necessarily Skyrocket.” According To An Analysis By The Heritage Foundation, Gas Prices Would Increase 58%.
.
To find out more about what Governor Paul LePage can do for you and the state visit his Facebook page.
But If Mike Michaud Had His Way, It Would Be Worse
“Maine, like many other parts of the country, has been gripped by freezing weather and soaring heating costs. If Mike Michaud had his way, the cost to heat your home would be even more expensive. In June 2009, Michaud voted to pass Cap & Trade, a national energy tax that would have been like increasing Mainers’ personal income taxes by 15%, costing the average household an additional $1,761 per year and would have caused an increase in electricity prices by 90%. Maine can’t afford Mike Michaud’s failed policies.”
Facts: Barack Obama said “Under My Plan Of A Cap And Trade System, Electricity Rates Will Necessarily Skyrocket.” According To An Analysis By The Heritage Foundation, Gas Prices Would Increase 58%.
.
To find out more about what Governor Paul LePage can do for you and the state visit his Facebook page.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Maine Supreme Court rules in favor of transgender girl in Orono school bathroom case Nicole Maines
While this may be a victory for Nicole Maines allowing her to choose which gender specific bathroom she identifies with. What does this mean for others who are not transgender. If I "identify" with the other gender does this mean as a man I may now freely use the women's room? Or as a woman use the men's? Or does this ruling only apply to transgendered people? If so then is this ruling in fact a ruling in favor of discrimination?
The courts appear to be going out of their way to over compensate for an issue and in doing so they are creating more problems for the future.
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday guaranteed the right of a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the gender with which he or she identifies.
It is the first time any court in the nation has ruled it is unlawful to force a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the sex he or she was born with rather than the one with which the child identifies, according to the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders of Boston, which represented the girl and her family.
“This sends a message to my children that you can believe in the system,” Wayne Maines, the father of Nicole Maines, the girl at the center of the case, said Thursday afternoon in a conference call.
Full story: BDN
Additional reading:
Yahoo! News: Maine court rules in favor of transgender pupil
ABC News: Twin Boys, One Transgender, Become Brother and Sister
The courts appear to be going out of their way to over compensate for an issue and in doing so they are creating more problems for the future.
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday guaranteed the right of a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the gender with which he or she identifies.
It is the first time any court in the nation has ruled it is unlawful to force a transgender child to use the school bathroom designated for the sex he or she was born with rather than the one with which the child identifies, according to the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders of Boston, which represented the girl and her family.
“This sends a message to my children that you can believe in the system,” Wayne Maines, the father of Nicole Maines, the girl at the center of the case, said Thursday afternoon in a conference call.
Full story: BDN
Additional reading:
Yahoo! News: Maine court rules in favor of transgender pupil
ABC News: Twin Boys, One Transgender, Become Brother and Sister
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Maine has an Obligation to Help Our Most Vulnerable and Pay its Bills
Governor LePage's Radio address today: "Welfare expansion will cost
Maine more than $800 million dollars over the first 10 years.
Hello, this is Governor Paul LePage.
While liberals are busy blasting me and the Administration about hiring a consultant to analyze whether we should expand Maine's Medicaid program, the reality is the report provides a road map to save taxpayers money and improve services for the truly needy. If Maine opts to expand Medicaid as it did 10 years ago, the report estimates it will cost the state more than $800 million—and that’s without additional risk factors. It does not include the hundreds of millions of dollars that will be shifted onto the middle class who buy their insurance. This will cause private insurance premiums to skyrocket. Maine already has the third-highest spending on Medicaid in the nation. Expanding is not affordable. The report also predicts between 31 and 36 percent of all Mainers will be receiving taxpayer-funded health care by 2023. In other words, for every three Mainers, one will be on Medicaid at the taxpayer’s expense. Today, Maine’s welfare program is not financially solvent. Last week, I alerted legislative leadership of a major shortfall in the budget. The culprit? The Medicaid program. There is a multimillion-dollar shortfall for several reasons, including a rise in the use of services and increasing health care costs. Like everything else, prices are going up and health care is no exception. I do not want to see Maine falling behind in paying its bills again. It was a battle with liberals for three years to get them to do the right thing and finally pay 750 million dollars to Maine’s hospitals. The state had an obligation to pay its welfare bills. And we have an obligation to continue to pay them. I talk frequently about fiscal responsibility, but as important is the quality of care provided by our welfare programs. Medicaid is supposed to help our most vulnerable citizens – the children, elderly, disabled and mentally ill. However, there are thousands of Mainers on wait lists who need health care services. We have nursing homes on the brink of closing due to below cost reimbursement rates. Our Administration wants a welfare system that works for Maine people. Mainers deserve a safety net that provides quality and accessible care. That’s why we are striving to gain greater flexibility from the federal government to improve services for those who need it most.
Follow Governor Paul LePage and his campaign for reelection on Facebook
Hello, this is Governor Paul LePage.
While liberals are busy blasting me and the Administration about hiring a consultant to analyze whether we should expand Maine's Medicaid program, the reality is the report provides a road map to save taxpayers money and improve services for the truly needy. If Maine opts to expand Medicaid as it did 10 years ago, the report estimates it will cost the state more than $800 million—and that’s without additional risk factors. It does not include the hundreds of millions of dollars that will be shifted onto the middle class who buy their insurance. This will cause private insurance premiums to skyrocket. Maine already has the third-highest spending on Medicaid in the nation. Expanding is not affordable. The report also predicts between 31 and 36 percent of all Mainers will be receiving taxpayer-funded health care by 2023. In other words, for every three Mainers, one will be on Medicaid at the taxpayer’s expense. Today, Maine’s welfare program is not financially solvent. Last week, I alerted legislative leadership of a major shortfall in the budget. The culprit? The Medicaid program. There is a multimillion-dollar shortfall for several reasons, including a rise in the use of services and increasing health care costs. Like everything else, prices are going up and health care is no exception. I do not want to see Maine falling behind in paying its bills again. It was a battle with liberals for three years to get them to do the right thing and finally pay 750 million dollars to Maine’s hospitals. The state had an obligation to pay its welfare bills. And we have an obligation to continue to pay them. I talk frequently about fiscal responsibility, but as important is the quality of care provided by our welfare programs. Medicaid is supposed to help our most vulnerable citizens – the children, elderly, disabled and mentally ill. However, there are thousands of Mainers on wait lists who need health care services. We have nursing homes on the brink of closing due to below cost reimbursement rates. Our Administration wants a welfare system that works for Maine people. Mainers deserve a safety net that provides quality and accessible care. That’s why we are striving to gain greater flexibility from the federal government to improve services for those who need it most.
Follow Governor Paul LePage and his campaign for reelection on Facebook
Friday, January 10, 2014
Who do you want managing your govenment? A politician or a Businessman?
If
you had two choices as a voter, which would you pick? A 30-year
politician who has voted for budget after budget which has helped
balloon the federal debt to over $17 trillion? Or a lifelong
businessman and job creator who solved a $500 million hospital debt
without raising taxes? Among your major party candidates that is your
choice this fall.
Follow Gov Paul LePage on Facebook.
Follow Gov Paul LePage on Facebook.
Is unemployment really 6.7 percent?
What is the unemployment? It is hard to say. If you have stopped looking for employment then the US Department of Labor stops counting you. The unemployment rate is determined by deviding the unemployed by the number that are considered employed. Is this an accurate way to tabulate those who are unemplyed?
Yahoo! News
Unemployment fell to a five-year low of 6.7 percent in December, yet employers added just 74,000 new jobs during the month — the lowest monthly payroll increase in nearly three years.
So how does the "unemployment" number fall despite such weak job growth?
In simple terms, the U.S. Department of Labor stops counting people who have stopped looking for work. The "labor force," as defined by the department, fell from 155.3 million in November to 154.9. This decrease of 400,000 accounts for nearly the entire drop in unemployment — from 7 percent in November to 6.7 in December.
How the department calculates unemployment is rather simple: It takes the number of unemployed and divides it by the number of people it considers in the labor force. But does this provide an accurate account of how many people are really unemployed? Not really.
Full story: Yahoo! News
Yahoo! News
Unemployment fell to a five-year low of 6.7 percent in December, yet employers added just 74,000 new jobs during the month — the lowest monthly payroll increase in nearly three years.
So how does the "unemployment" number fall despite such weak job growth?
In simple terms, the U.S. Department of Labor stops counting people who have stopped looking for work. The "labor force," as defined by the department, fell from 155.3 million in November to 154.9. This decrease of 400,000 accounts for nearly the entire drop in unemployment — from 7 percent in November to 6.7 in December.
How the department calculates unemployment is rather simple: It takes the number of unemployed and divides it by the number of people it considers in the labor force. But does this provide an accurate account of how many people are really unemployed? Not really.
Full story: Yahoo! News
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)