AKovalchek

Representative AKovalcheck~ Republican from Maine The congress person i most agreed with from Maine was Senator Susan Collins. Here is her page: [|Susan Collins] 5 interesting facts about Maine are:
 * Maine has over 5000 miles of coastline
 * Augusta is the state capitol
 * Maine has over 2000 islands
 * Our state nickname is "The Vacation State"
 * Maine is as big as the other five New England states combined

5 important facts about Maine that relate to the issues I am interested in are:
 * Maine has very few large companies that maintain headquarters in the state
 * As of January 2010, Maine's unemployment rate is 8.2%
 * Maine has an income tax structure containing 4 brackets, which range from 2% to 8.5% of personal income
 * Maine ports play a key role in national transportation
 * Maine is the number one exporter of blueberries and toothpicks.

3 issues that are most interesting and important to me, along with my position in these issues: I think that this issue is true because the government is taxing people way high so people and companies are losing money. Therefore, people are getting laid off from their jobs and aren't spending as much money as they normally would. When people dont spend money it hurts small buisnesses and puts the out of buisness and then even more people have to lose their jobs. Most people are becoming poor due to the bad economy. So i believe that if the government helps small buisnesses earn a profit and really help them to start a buisness then more job offerings will open up, and less people wll be poor. Therefore, people wil start to spend money again, and then small buisnesses can make more money and even more jobs will open up. I dont think that it is fair for anyone person to be eligable for welfare programs. It is not fair for the people who work hard to support their families in welfare and just have the poor people get it for free. However, I do think that people who cannot work, due to hadicapness or etc, should be eligable for welfare programs because it would not be fair to those people who cannot work and earn money for themselves to not have welfare.
 * High government taxes hurt the economy.**
 * One of the best ways to help the poor is to set policies that help buisnessed earn a profit and create new jobs**
 * Only people who cannot work should be eligable for welfare programs.**

Bill Number: HB81
 * Information about my bill: Where did the money go?**

Our bill is going to propose a plan that we have a flat rate tax percentage for everyone. This we feel is more fair then the higher payed getting taxed at outrageous porportions. So we would like to propose a plan that everyone has a flat rate of 20% to federal income taxes. Also, people who make more per year and have to pay over $ 50,000 a year to the federal governement, the first $50,000 will go straight to the government and the remaining money left, you get to choose which governement funds it goes to. The choices you will have to support are education, NASA (space programming), parks and recreational, American red cross, national defence, medical reasearch, charitable funds, nursing homes, economic resource centers (recycling centers), and welfare programs. So those who pay more money will start to get more of a choice and decide what they want to do with their money. We feel that this makes citizens more in control of their money, they know where their income is going and get to keep more of their proceeds. You should vote for our bill because it makes thing more fair for upper class working people when it come to paying taxes. It also allows people who pay over 50,000 dollars to have a deccion about what the government does with their money. You might not think this bill applys to you know, but once you get older and start paying taxes, i can assure you that you are going to be thankful that you voted and helped this bill pass.

How to get to our bill: Where did the money go?

Bill number- hb81 Title- Where did the money go?  1. "Important Issues Facing Maine's 1st District." //Pingree//. Web. [].

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4. "Maine's Aging Economy and the Economy of Aging." //Muskie//. Web. [].

5. "Maine Candidates Talk Environment, Economy." //Boston//. Web. []. 6." Economic & Demographic Projections." //Maine.gov//. Web. 18 May 2010. [|http://www.maine.gov]. 7. May. "Maine Economy." //Economy Watch | World, US, China, India Economy | Economics, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Forex, Industries | Personal Finance, Credit Card, Insurance, Mortgage, Loans, Jobs//. Web. 18 May 2010. . 8."M <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; msoansilanguage: EN; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">AINE ECONOMY: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW." //Growsmartmaine.com//. Web. 18 May 2010. [|http://www.growsmartmaine.com]. 9. "Our views: State Economist Asks the Right Questions." //The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram//. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.pressherald.com>. 10. "Endgame Begins -- Where Things Stand on Financial Reform." //OpenCongress - Track Bills, Votes, Senators, and Representatives in the U.S. Congress//. Web. 18 May 2010. <http://www.opencongress.org>.