The Numbers Are in and Maine Has One of The Highest Tax Burdens in the US ( and electricty rates too)

Jeff Parsons Published: May 31, 2024 Q97.9

As much as we love living in Maine, we still sometimes wonder each year when we get those tax bills, "Is this worth being in Maine?" Well for me it is, but Maine is not a cheap place to live thanks to what we pay in taxes compared to the rest of the country.

Every year, Wallet Hub ranks every state in the country based on the tax burden on its residents. Their 2024 report is out and the proof for Maine is in the numbers.

To determine the tax burden on each state, Wallet Hub takes into account three pieces of data:

  • Property Tax as a Share of Personal Income
  • Individual Income Tax as a Share of Personal Income
  • Total Sales & Excise Tax as a Share of Personal Income

Put that all together and you find that Maine is the fourth most tax-burdened state in the country with 10.74% of personal income going into Maine's pockets. Maine is only beaten by New York, Hawaii, and Vermont.

New Hampshire is the polar opposite of Maine, coming in at number 49 with a 6.86% tax burden despite having the fourth-highest property tax in the county. Good 'ole sales tax-free New Hampshire helps with that

Maine got the number-one spot for the highest property tax as a share of personal income. I don't know about you, but our property tax keeps increasing.

Wallet Hub shared this YouTube video of the top 5 most tax-burdened states. Listen to how the woman in this voice-over says "Maine." I don't think she's ever heard of Maine.

If you want to see where all the states rank and become a little more depressed, angry or what have you, hit the link to Wallet Hub's full report.

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Comment by Willem Post on June 2, 2024 at 7:08am

New Hampshire has no income tax

It has a 5% tax on bond and stock dividends

It has no tax on government and private pension income

It has no tax on Social Security payments to disabled and elderly

It has no tax on IRA withdrawals 

It has no tax on IRA minimum required distributions, which are required when you are over 70.5 years old

It has no tax on capital gains

It has no inheritance tax

 

Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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