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RE: Abbott offers consolidation as solution to budget woes
Any Mainer who cares about nonmillionaires should not vote for Steve Abbott. Electing him would put into the Blaine House a Susan Collins clone who, like his longtime employer (he served as her chief of staff for 12 years), supports tax cuts for the richest Americans, continued wholesale support for foreign wars, and the elimination of all inheritance taxes for the wealthiest among us.
Collins has indeed been a godsend for the University of Maine by steering millions of dollars to our campus for certain projects. But her votes on many issues — endorsed by Abbott — reflect an utter lack of compassion. She is a deficit hawk when it comes to President Obama’s health plan but not when it comes to legislation that only helps the rich. Abbott deserves political oblivion.
— Howard Segal
