Ah, winter in Maine. Three big storms, four school snow days, in the last week. Back in the day, the old folks tell us, they walked two miles to and from school in blizzards, uphill, both ways. No problem. Far be it from us to question our elders’ veracity (or memory) on this. But it […]

Last week we looked at how the current tax scheme would be made even more unequal if the governor’s tax reform measures were enacted, giving the middle class a greater share of the tax burden than the wealthy. His tax plan does eliminate income tax for the very poorest, but given the nature of the […]

Since when is canceling a taxfree college savings plan a handup to the middle class? When President Obama says it is. Parents and Republicans emailed, called, protested, lobbied and raged against Obama’s plan to cancel tax free withdrawals from 529 college savings plans. Seven million families use 529 plans to save for their kids’ college […]