Comments on: Mills Hires Campaign Director and Fundraiser Marc Pitman http://www.millsformaine.com/2010/02/mills-campaign-director-fundraiser-marc-pitman Peter Mills - Maine Governor 2010 Wed, 26 May 2010 20:03:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Team Mills http://www.millsformaine.com/2010/02/mills-campaign-director-fundraiser-marc-pitman/comment-page-1#comment-81 Team Mills Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:56:53 +0000 http://www.millsformaine.com/?p=969#comment-81 Jane, one of the simplest ways to expand Maine's economy is to "get government out of the way," as Peter would say. Our regulatory environment is cumbersome and confusion. Other means of expanding the economy as laid out in Peter' plan include: Prioritizing infrastructure - the cost savings can be achieved through trimming duplicate services and making our delivery of human services more efficient. The Fund of Funds - attracting private venture capital with state backing. Lowering electricity rates - we already produce more power than we use, why are our rates the highest in the nation? Poor negotiation. If Hydro-Quebec wants to run power through Maine we should benefit. If wind power producers want to use our mountaintops, we should benefit. Negotiating lower electricity rates will encourage business growth. Controlling health care costs - Peter answers that best here: http://www.millsformaine.com/2010/03/senator-mills-on-health-care Lower the income and capital gains tax. http://petermills.info/articles/tax-reform.asp Jane, one of the simplest ways to expand Maine’s economy is to “get government out of the way,” as Peter would say. Our regulatory environment is cumbersome and confusion. Other means of expanding the economy as laid out in Peter’ plan include:

Prioritizing infrastructure – the cost savings can be achieved through trimming duplicate services and making our delivery of human services more efficient.

The Fund of Funds – attracting private venture capital with state backing.

Lowering electricity rates – we already produce more power than we use, why are our rates the highest in the nation? Poor negotiation. If Hydro-Quebec wants to run power through Maine we should benefit. If wind power producers want to use our mountaintops, we should benefit. Negotiating lower electricity rates will encourage business growth.

Controlling health care costs – Peter answers that best here:
http://www.millsformaine.com/2010/03/senator-mills-on-health-care

Lower the income and capital gains tax.
http://petermills.info/articles/tax-reform.asp

]]> By: Jane http://www.millsformaine.com/2010/02/mills-campaign-director-fundraiser-marc-pitman/comment-page-1#comment-79 Jane Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.millsformaine.com/?p=969#comment-79 Marc, So how do you achieve fiscal restraint, government accountability AND also economic expansion???? Marc, So how do you achieve fiscal restraint, government accountability AND also economic expansion????

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