Maine Republican Party vice chair: Democrats aren’t taking our state in a good direction

Mainers aren’t pleased with the path of this nation and state, together with the excessive prices and runaway inflation we’re dealing with.

“The Democrats not too long ago handed and Gov. Mills signed laws that created a medical health insurance value enhance. In accordance with Mills’ personal administration, this regulation will really result in increased particular person market insurance coverage prices of as much as $600 per particular person per 12 months,” Shane Reitze writes. Robert F. Bukaty/Related Press

Maine Republicans perceive that; Maine Democrats have demonstrated that they don’t.

Take into account this:

The Maine Republican Celebration held its conference a pair weeks in the past. It was vibrant and passionate, and our candidates are attuned with Mainers’ high considerations: excessive prices; report inflation, and college students and oldsters getting left behind. Our candidates had been clear: We have to decrease Mainers’ prices.

In sharp distinction, the Maine Democrats are holding their election-year political conference this weekend following numerous makes an attempt, some profitable, to make use of their authorities energy to lift your prices.

And, my goodness, what a time to lift prices. Mainers are feeling unimaginable financial ache proper now, and the Augusta Democrats repeatedly labored to make that ache worse.

Right here’s what Mainers are already dealing with:

Simply this previous week, fuel and diesel costs in Maine hit new report highs.

Right here in New England, the Shopper Value Index (inflation) hit 7.2 p.c, that means increased costs for all the things your loved ones must survive. On the similar time, costs are going up and actual wages are down 2.6 p.c, with rising costs consuming up all the expansion.

Nearly everything is costlier than it was a 12 months in the past. Fuel is up 44 p.c. Meat, poultry and fish are up 14 p.c. Milk and eggs are up 15 p.c and 23 p.c, respectively.

In truth, Maine has the third-highest common annual meals prices for a household of 4 within the nation – behind solely Hawaii and Massachusetts.

In fact, it’ll value extra provided that you may really discover what you want. The provision chain disaster has gotten so out of hand that oldsters can’t even discover child system for his or her youngsters due to large shortages throughout the nation.

Regardless of this mess, right here’s what the Maine Democrats have been engaged on:

They’ve proposed an additional tax hike on fuels like fuel, diesel and heating oil. You will have heard about this tax as a result of Sara Gideon supported it earlier than shedding to Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. A lot of Democrats working for workplace in Maine this 12 months supported this tax, together with Nicole Grohoski – she’s the Democrats’ candidate within the June particular election for a Hancock County Senate seat.

Then, over the course of the previous few months, the Democrats refused to even enable debate on suspending Maine’s fuel tax to assist working Mainers out this summer season!

Shifting on to a different enormous value for Maine households – well being care: The Democrats not too long ago handed and Gov. Mills signed laws that created a health insurance cost increase. In accordance with Mills’ personal administration, this regulation will really result in increased particular person market insurance coverage prices of as much as $600 per particular person per 12 months.

Home goods aren’t protected from the Augusta Democrats, both. Just a few weeks in the past, virtually each Augusta Democrat voted for a tax hike on pet meals. How merciless for these pet house owners whose pets had been a uncommon supply of consolation throughout a troublesome time.

The long-lasting Maine household camp didn’t escape the money-hungry gaze of Augusta Democrats, both. For those who wish to spend time with your loved ones on the lake or within the woods, you need to know that Augusta Democrats voted for a brand new tax on household camps.

In fact, Washington, D.C., is a large number that’s affecting Maine households as effectively. U.S. Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree are up for reelection, and I’d ask that you just do not forget that their occasion has completely failed to handle the financial catastrophe we face. It’s time for change.

In order you consider who to help this 12 months, do not forget that Maine residents and Maine Republicans need to decrease prices. Maine Democrats and their counterparts in D.C. have repeatedly labored to lift them.

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