As the year comes to a close, we want to remind you that Rep. Barbara Mikulski’s (D-Md.) Car Tax Credit that was included in the stimulus package this spring is still in effect, but not for much longer. Mikulski’s provision provides a state sales and excise deduction for all tax payers who purchased a new car [...]
More evidence that Maine lawmakers have never met a tax they didn’t like: The legislature will consider an 11-cents-per-gallon increase in the gas tax to help fund road repair, after the transportation committee approved the proposal without Republican support. The committee voted 9-4 in favor of the bill, with four of the five Republican members voting against it, [...]
digg_url = “http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/13/nh-me-vt-top-list-of-safest-states/”;digg_title = “NH, ME, VT Top List of Safest States”;digg_bgcolor = “#FFFFFF”;digg_skin = “normal”;digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; As crime rates go, northern New England is still the best part of the nation to live in. Of course we’re so poor that no one wants to steal our stuff, [...]
digg_url = “http://leogibbons.com/blog/2009/04/08/excise-tax-cut-appears-headed-to-referendum-portland-press-herald/”;digg_title = “Excise tax cut appears headed to referendum”;digg_bgcolor = “#FFFFFF”;digg_skin = “normal”;digg_url = undefined;digg_title = undefined;digg_bgcolor = undefined;digg_skin = undefined; More evidence of Maine lawmakers’ anti-business attitude. Without argument, the biggest deterrent to new car sales in the state of Maine is the oppressive excise tax. Most states have either no fee, [...]
I’ve noticed a 10% reduction in my fuel economy over the last month. For the last four years I’ve averaged 30 mpg without much variation. So when it suddenly dropped to 27 mpg a few weeks ago, I began to wonder why. Lo and behold, my local gas station had the answer. Beginning Nov. 1st, [...]
Lunchtime!, originally uploaded by Leo Gibbons. May means alewife season and the osprey know it! This hungry bird sat in a treetop for about 10 seconds before choosing his meal.
The Maine State Legislature has given preliminary approval to a bill that would make it illegal for drivers of commercial vehicles to let their vehicles idle for more than five minutes. Rep. Jon Hinck (D-Portland) says an idling prohibition would conserve energy and help curb pollution, according to the Associated Press. The law would not [...]
Do you hate clearing the snow off your car, shoveling and moving snow? Try it with 200+ cars!
Probably the biggest detriment to new car sales here in Maine is our prohibitive excise tax, which runs about 2.4% of the STICKER PRICE of every new vehicle sold – no, we don’t care what you pay for the vehicle, your taxed on it’s worth, and everyone knows that new cars are worth their sticker [...]
