Capital pat on the back

In response to your “Rising Revenue Tide” editorial (BDN, Nov. 25) you pointed out that corporate revenues and personal incomes have improved which has led the way to the increased state sources of money.

There was no mention of the added revenue that came from the Bush tax cuts that kept more of our earnings in the state. This money is spent here and not in Washington which also adds to more Maine sales taxes and fees being generated and paid by Maine residents which then go solely to the state.

The Bangor Daily News was too quick to give the state a pat on the back for only knowing how to spend the money that came from nation wide economic growth. Evidently as pointed out in your editorial the state of Maine itself did nothing toward developing any sort of revenue improvement.

The pat on the back belongs to Washington and the businesses that have faith in the efforts of the Maine worker. If Maine ever lowers our taxes and new expanded industry enters the state then we all can talk about the success of higher revenues in Maine.

Ed Brown

Bangor