Despite a Late Challenge, Tabor Is Maine's Best Bet

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Few pieces of proposed legislation have generated as much discussion and media attention as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which seeks to limit spending and tax increases.

The latest fanning of the TABOR flames came earlier this week, when the Question 1 debate was hit with an "October surprise." A coalition of three heavy-hitting lobby groups - the Maine Education Association, the Maine Municipal Association and the state Chamber of Commerce - roiled the election-season waters with an 11th-hour TABOR alternative.

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Despite a Late Challenge, Tabor Is Maine's Best Bet

In other circumstances, their proposal could merit review and consideration, but its timing is highly suspect, being thrust before the public just three weeks prior to the Nov. 7 vote.

This newspaper once expressed serious conc...

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