While lawmakers cut or underfund services like free community college and eviction prevention, they approved millions in new and expanded tax breaks for wealthy businesses. This is government-sanctioned, institutionalized inequality. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/as-main...

The affordability crisis isn't a hoax, and it's not about last quarter's wage data. It's about decades of upward wealth redistribution. Our President & CEO Garrett Martin on what's really happening — and how we fix it:

“The time to do something is now, and the impacts of the expiring of these enhanced tax credits is really being felt by families right as we speak.” - AARP Health Advocacy VP Megan O’Reilly #mepolitics

$360 million a year. That’s the price tag if Maine fully conforms to HR 1. $240 million goes straight to big corporations. Only 2% of workers benefit from tax-free tips and 5% from tax-free overtime. Maine shouldn’t repeat Washington’s tax policy mistakes. We can chart our own path. #mepolitics

No tax on tips or overtime does little to actually help workers.

Trump picks fights with Canada — Maine pays the price. 📉 750,000 fewer border crossings from Canada 📉 Retail sales down 3.3% in border regions 📉 Restaurant & lodging sales down nearly 5% Small towns along the border can’t absorb losses like this. #tariffs #tradewar #mepolitics

Hot off the press, State of Working Maine 2025 shows Maine's economic future isn't about geography — it's about policy choices. Check out the report including worker stories and join us for a Lunch & Learn on January 15 to learn more!

The "Big Beautiful Bill" only provides big, beautiful tax cuts for the ultra rich. More than a new Subaru's worth! #BigUglyBill #TaxFairness

We're hiring! The Maine Center for Economic Policy is looking for a Policy Analyst to to help build a fairer tax system, secure the resources needed for strong communities, and ensure all Mainers have a fair shot at a good life. FMI >> mecep.org/employment/

Do YOU have a spare $1,400 in your monthly budget? Because that's what tens of thousands of middle-income Mainers are now being asked to shell out because Congress didn't extend the ACA's Enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Are you one of them? #EPTC #ACA #HealthCareHeist

With the federal government in gridlock, Maine must continue to lead toward creating good jobs while building out renewable energy infrastructure. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/maines-...

Join us TOMORROW, Nov 5 for a lunchtime webinar on the moral and economic case for land return in Maine. Featuring special guests sharing their perspective as Wabanaki citizens and leaders — and as people working to make land return a reality. Register here: bit.ly/sovereignty-... #mepolitics

Families who rely on SNAP to put food on the table live in every corner of Maine. State lawmakers have an obligation to reconvene in a special session to ensure no Mainer goes without food because of what’s happening in Washington, DC. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/how-man...

Join us for a Lunch & Learn webinar on November 5 to explore how justice for the Wabanaki can drive growth, spark innovation, and build a stronger, more resilient Maine economy. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #mepolitics

Republicans in Congress heaped trillion dollar tax giveaways on the nation's wealthiest families and corporations. Now they're forcing massive health care cost hikes for over 20 million people by refusing to extend Premium Tax Credit enhancements. Mainers deserve better from our lawmakers.

Maine can raise $133.9M a year by taxing wealth like work. 3% of Mainers would pay. Everyone else would gain. #TaxTheRich @itep.org

The government shutdown stems from a dispute over federal health care funding. What's at risk for Mainers' health care costs, and Maine's economy, if Congress allows Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to expire? #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/how-the...

How will YOUR county be impacted by ZERO federal #SNAP dollars arriving in November? We have the data. The Trump admin and the #USDA need to follow the law and fund SNAP immediately. SNAP keeps food on shelves, workers on payrolls, and kids from going hungry. It shouldn't be up for debate.

Maine’s history with the Wabanaki Nations is not ancient history. It’s a living injustice that continues to shape our economy and politics. The path forward is clear: return land, repair trust, and reform laws that have kept the Wabanaki from full self-determination. www.mecep.org/maines-econo...

We asked Mainers at the Oxford Plains Speedway what they thought about cutting taxes for billionaires. Here’s what they told us. #mepolitics #BigBeautifulBill #TaxTheRich

Enhanced Premium Tax Credits protect 20M+ people from medical bills that drain savings & wreck credit. Congress had the chance to act—instead, they chose cuts. Tell Maine's Congressional Delegation to make these tax credits permanent & repeal health care cuts: commcat.io/467vrRn #CareNotCuts

Note: the 400 richest people in the U.S. are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past 12 months. #BigBeautifulBill #TaxTheRich

The White House slashes protections. Corporations hike prices. Families foot the bill. Unions keep raising wages, winning benefits, and fighting for dignity on the job. This #LaborDay, stand with the folks who actually keep the economy running.

Working-class Trump voter vs. working-class progressive: Should the 1% get a tax break? #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill

LD 1932 gives Maine a big chance to keep caregivers, protect access to care, and bring in millions in federal funds. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/ld-1932...

There's plenty Mainers disagree on. Billionaires are terrified we'll figure out what we have in common. #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill

We’re told America is more divided than ever. But it turns out there’s one BIG thing we can all agree on: the ultra-wealthy have stacked the deck against us, and it’s about time our lawmakers did something about that. #mepolitics #taxfairness #bigbeautifulbill #biguglybill

No doubt about how big and ugly this bill really is. #mepolitics #OBBBA #BigUglyBill

We asked rural Mainers what they thought about tax breaks for the 1%. Here's what they shared with us. #taxfairness #taxfairnessnow #mepolitics

In 2025, MECEP presented 110 pieces of testimony before the Maine Legislature that affect the lives of everyday Mainers. Here are highlights from the legislative session related to economic justice and tax fairness. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/legisla...

We asked rural Trump voters and independents what they thought about cutting taxes for billionaires. Here's what they told us. #TaxFairness #TaxFairnessNow #MEPolitics

We see the bait-and-switch for what it is. 💰 $1 trillion for billionaires—permanently. 🩺 17 million lose health insurance—after the election. 🥫 Deepest SNAP cuts ever—after the cameras are gone. 📉 $4 trillion in debt—magically "paid for" with fairy dust. 🔗Read our statement: bit.ly/3TWxRLy

The Senate’s version of OBBBA hits poor families even harder than the initial version passed by the House — now the poorest Americans will lose 2.9% of their income while the richest gain 2.2%

The Big, Ugly Budget is now headed back to the House. The other day we talked with @pingree.house.gov about just how ugly it is.

Maine lawmakers are poised to choose corporations over care workers, tax breaks over tenant protections, and profits over people. mecep.org/blog/mainers-deserve-better-corporate-tax-breaks-win-while-care-workers-students-reproductive-health-services-and-families-at-risk-of-eviction-get-left-behind/

Last week, Maine made history by extending minimum wage protections to farmworkers — a huge step toward justice for the people who grow our food. But this week, Governor Mills vetoed a bill that would’ve protected those same workers from retaliation for speaking up about unsafe or unfair conditions.

"The giant sucking sound of mills closing from years ago is going to be replaced by the giant sucking sound of hospitals and rural health care centers closing." Care about Maine's rural economy? Spend 4 minutes watching our own Garrett Martin lay out the looming threat. #SaveMedicaid #mepolitics

Immigrant Mainers work our farms, provide direct care and support to older and disabled people, staff our hospitals and hotels, and fill critical workforce gaps in every sector of our economy. Attacking them harms us all. #mepolitics #immigration

Slashing #Medicaid will cause hundreds of rural hospitals to close, including 2 in #Maine. 🏥Northern Light in Presque Isle: 300,000+ patients, 1,100 jobs 🏥Maine Coast Memorial in Ellsworth: 20,000 patients, hundreds of workers 🏥12 more ME hospitals at high risk www.mecep.org/blog/federal...

What's going on with the "part 2" budget being considered by the Maine legislature today? Here's where things stand so far. This will be updated as things change today. www.mecep.org/blog/so-far-...

Both the Millionaire Tax & new tax bracket bill are alive — and headed to the Senate! We need your help to pass them. Use our easy tool to tell your Senator: It’s time millionaires paid their fair share. 👇 www.mainersfortaxfairness.org/take-action?... #taxtherich #mepolitics #taxfairness

Today was a historic day for farmworker rights in Maine.

It's a rollercoaster ride under the dome right now...today we had a truly historic outcome on the farmworker minimum wage bill and a mixed bag on the corporate income tax bill. Last night we celebrated paid leave remaining safe and unharmed in its gestational state!

If we had a dollar for every time someone claimed that raising taxes on millionaires will make them flee Maine, we'd be millionaires, too. But guess what? It's a myth. #TaxTheRich #TaxFairness #mepolitics

🔥“As someone who can afford to pay more, I believe it’s my responsibility.” VIA Agency founder John Coleman makes the case: tax fairness isn’t just right—it’s smart business. Lawmakers, take note. #TaxTheRich #mepolitics #TaxFairness

URGENT: Legislators are meeting NOW on the budget—call your state reps TODAY and demand the wealthiest pay their fair share. Insist on a millionaire tax & higher corporate rates. Go to mainersfortaxfairness.org/take-action for reps’ info & call scripts. #TaxTheRich #TaxFairness #mepolitics

Lots of good action to report this week!

Are Mainers ready for an almost HALF BILLION dollar hit to our state's GDP? Because that's what's coming if the House GOP's budget bill becomes law. Here's what else we can expect: 🧵

What do you get when Congress slaps stricter “work requirements” on #SNAP & #Medicaid? Tens of thousands of Mainers losing food & health care — not because they don’t work, but because of red tape. We've tried this before. Work requirements don't help; they hurt. @jamesxmyall.bsky.social #mepolitics