Maine media under attack!

[Dan Billings]

A group opposed to proposed Medicaid cuts in Maine has proposed that the
budget cap be filled by eliminating the sales tx emption for business
advertising so that Maine's 5% sales tax would be imposed on all business
advertising.  The estimate is that this will bring in $31 million per year.

How much chance is that their proposal will be adopted?  No chance.  I'm not
sure who came up with this idea but targeting the media for a tax hike is
bad strategy.  They will never let it happen.  The Blethen newspapers loves
to talk about eliminating sales tax exemptions but they never go to Augusta
to suggest imposing a sales tax on newspapers or advertising.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine