TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
10/31/2019	Robert	Labonte	N/A	Turner	Maine	Do not let the worst governor Maine has ever had live up to her steal thieving name. We can not afford any new taxes. What is she planning on using the money for, a magic fan that will blow the... read more Do not let the worst governor Maine has ever had live up to her steal thieving name. We can not afford any new taxes. What is she planning on using the money for, a magic fan that will blow the CO2 into space? No. This is a guise to get more money to fund welfare programs for votes. It is democrat thievery. We are one of the highest taxed states in the country with some of the lowest salaries. We can not allow Mills to make us even more of a welfare state than we are. Businesses are leaving. Our youth are leaving in droves. This fossil fuel tax is not right for Maine, and we can not afford to live here if Mills and her democrat cronies are allowed to rob us into poverty.	-
10/31/2019	Michael	Adams	resident	Eliot	Maine	Maine being such a Rural state should not penalize those people by increasing transportation cost so those in cities receive cheap public transportation. Nor should they be expected to pay for... read more Maine being such a Rural state should not penalize those people by increasing transportation cost so those in cities receive cheap public transportation. Nor should they be expected to pay for charging stations and electric vehicles that they can't afford nor get the milage needed between charges to take care of their daily business or commutes. To add to the citizens cost business with also add on their added feel cost to the goods they sell which will cost the citizens even more. Many will suffer due to this added cost, the state should NOT tie itself to a program that my have benefits for some states but Maine is NOT one of them as the populations is spread over a large area and would one feel the cost not benefits.	-
10/31/2019	James	McCarty	Mr.	Presque Isle	Maine	I live on a fixed income and ANY new taxes would create a hardship for me. Many Mainers can't afford to pay more than they already do. Shame on you for trying to hurt us. read more I live on a fixed income and ANY new taxes would create a hardship for me. Many Mainers can't afford to pay more than they already do. Shame on you for trying to hurt us.	-
10/31/2019	Pamela	Richards	Maine resident	Whitefield	Maine	This would bring harm to the Maine residents. Another reason for people to leave Maine. This would bring harm to the Maine residents. Another reason for people to leave Maine.	-
10/31/2019	Blake	Bradbury	Transportation	Bridgewater	Maine	The trucking industry is struggling enough as it is. We can't afford another .20 gal tax on fuels because or new Governor is an idiot! read more The trucking industry is struggling enough as it is. We can't afford another .20 gal tax on fuels because or new Governor is an idiot!	-
10/31/2019	Dale	Jellison	Resident of Maine	Dedham	Maine	The gas tax is a use tax. We need a way to get use taxes from electric and hybrid vehicles that use the transportation system but do not pay their share. We do not need to increase the tax on... read more The gas tax is a use tax. We need a way to get use taxes from electric and hybrid vehicles that use the transportation system but do not pay their share. We do not need to increase the tax on those that are paying their share. The Bond Issue for $105,000,000 coming up in November is one way to keep roads, etc. in good shape but taxing gasoline is not an answer.	-
10/31/2019	Robert R	Marshall	Rate payer	Porter	Maine	We already have highest fuel cost in northeast we need relief now and stop this taxation madness We already have highest fuel cost in northeast we need relief now and stop this taxation madness	-
10/31/2019	Jane	Gibbs	R	Knox	Maine	I am opposed to the Mills gas tax initiative. We can't afford any more taxes here. read more I am opposed to the Mills gas tax initiative. We can't afford any more taxes here.	-
10/31/2019	Joe	Caron	Maine resident	Bradley	Maine	We don't need more taxes and regulations dictated by the government. The government already squanders the tax dollars they receive. To give them more is the equivalent of provide drugs to... read more We don't need more taxes and regulations dictated by the government. The government already squanders the tax dollars they receive. To give them more is the equivalent of provide drugs to an addict.	-
10/31/2019	Jared	Luczynski	Independent	Dixfield	Maine	Adding more taxes and cost to families already living paycheck to paycheck will just drive them out of the state. I barely afford to live here now because Maine devalues it’s workers and pay crap... read more Adding more taxes and cost to families already living paycheck to paycheck will just drive them out of the state. I barely afford to live here now because Maine devalues it’s workers and pay crap wages. The lowest in the country with the false beliefs it’s cheap to live here. You take even more off my table I will just leave the state like many others. How does that list revenue pan out for you wanting to spend more? Live within your means everyone else does it there is no reason to spend more then you take in. Enough	-
10/31/2019	andre	beausoleil	american	sanford	Maine	no on any increase gas tax you are just making Mainers poorer there is no solid evidence that global warming is man made please do some serious homework and stop funding bias research no on any increase gas tax you are just making Mainers poorer there is no solid evidence that global warming is man made please do some serious homework and stop funding bias research	-
10/31/2019	Sandra	McDougal	Republican	Fort Fairfield	Maine	For the first time in my life, I am working a second job to sustain myself. I have been doing this for three years. I work a second job to basically pay for oil, as the heating season extends... read more For the first time in my life, I am working a second job to sustain myself. I have been doing this for three years. I work a second job to basically pay for oil, as the heating season extends upwards of 9 months out of the year. Passing yet another tax on gas will drive up the cost of absolutely all of life's basic necessities. I will be forced to leave Maine, and at the rate things are going, it's starting to look like that will not be a bad thing. I don't want to live in California.	-
10/31/2019	Clyde	Jerome	Owner	Prospect	Maine	Putting a tax on heating fuel or Diesel fuel or Kerosene or gasoline or propane will definitely hurt Maine people, The other impact will be in the making of asphalt because of less driving, the... read more Putting a tax on heating fuel or Diesel fuel or Kerosene or gasoline or propane will definitely hurt Maine people, The other impact will be in the making of asphalt because of less driving, the asphalt prices will skyrocket the cost to build roads will be expensive. People in Maine will lose their houses do the high cost of heating oil or propane or kerosene, This climate hoax is just a money grab to fund whatever they want. Efficiency Maine is a hoax too, they never had a plan.	-
10/31/2019	William	Spaulding	Republican by necessity.	Brooks	Maine	A D behind anyone's name equals DISQUALIFIED because of idiotic policies like deliberately making energy costs higher. Leave me alone. I can spend the money I earn more efficiently than the... read more A D behind anyone's name equals DISQUALIFIED because of idiotic policies like deliberately making energy costs higher. Leave me alone. I can spend the money I earn more efficiently than the State can. The State is wasteful and abusive of liberty. No more taxes. Taxed Enough (Too much) Already.	-
10/31/2019	Jordan	Bastedo	Concerned voter	Baileyville	Maine	Taxation is theft. We’re already taxed enough as it is. Quit using something that naturally occurs as a method to force more control over those that you represent. Taxation is theft. We’re already taxed enough as it is. Quit using something that naturally occurs as a method to force more control over those that you represent.	-
10/31/2019	Rita	Buttery	Democrat	Passadumkeag	Maine	Mainers cannot afford any more increases in taxes on gas and fuel..We can barely afford the prices now... Mainers cannot afford any more increases in taxes on gas and fuel..We can barely afford the prices now...	-
10/31/2019	John	Scott	Independent	Turner	Maine	No more gas tax....dssi here...and a lot of older people can't afford it.... read more No more gas tax....dssi here...and a lot of older people can't afford it....	-
10/31/2019	Lynwood	Toole	Downeast	Alexander	Maine	I work out on the road to the extent of 90,000mi per year! Why do I have to do this it isn't by choice! I live in the most depressed county in the United States! Where u cant make a decent... read more I work out on the road to the extent of 90,000mi per year! Why do I have to do this it isn't by choice! I live in the most depressed county in the United States! Where u cant make a decent living! We own a farm also! Difficult to relocate! No I can't write my fuel off! It's all out of pocket! Not to mention auto expense! This tax u are wanting to impose on we the people of Maine is wrong! I am retired and still have to work 60hours per week!	-
10/31/2019	Janet	Chapman	Republican	Hancock	Maine	Maine cannot afford to pay extra taxes on something that is paramount to our survival. Number 1 - we cannot have electric cars given we have power outages all the time and - what would we do?... read more Maine cannot afford to pay extra taxes on something that is paramount to our survival. Number 1 - we cannot have electric cars given we have power outages all the time and - what would we do? Number 2 - during the winter the trucks that plow us out are not electric trucks! Number 3 - people cannot afford to switch out their cars in Maine. We have excise taxes that would kill us if we all went out and purchased expensive electric cars. These are examples of the lack of vision Janet Mills has - she has no business leading our State.	-
10/31/2019	Julie	Gross	N/A	Auburn	Maine	I feel that this is so unfair. Yes I am all for lowering the use of fossil fuel fuel but not this way. Why should those who can't afford these electric vehicles be forced to pay higher gas... read more I feel that this is so unfair. Yes I am all for lowering the use of fossil fuel fuel but not this way. Why should those who can't afford these electric vehicles be forced to pay higher gas prices. That is a stupid idea. Not everyone can afford these vehicles even with what is being offered. We should pay the gas price the way it is now. It's already quite expensive as it is. This needs to be scrapped and thought through again and not ar the expense of Mainers.	-

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