Did you know that people who want to help Maine’s long-suffering taxpayers are “pests”, akin to a plague of mosquitoes? That’s what the Maine Education Association says in its anti-Question 4 advertising.
The MEA was out in force this weekend, ritually denouncing TABOR as the devil’s work that will devastate our schools. For the uninitiated, the MEA is the local affiliate of the National Education Association, which is the teachers’ equivalent of the teamsters union.
In the midst of their denunciations, the good people at the MEA didn’t mention that Maine’s per-pupil K-12 funding is among the highest in the nation. But never let facts get in the way of irrational fear.
Now, while Maine’s taxpayers doubtless have great respect for teachers and the profession of teaching, they can hardly be pleased at the campaign being waged against them by the MEA. We’ve already seen the MEA’s description of TABOR as a “slasher film”. Their latest broadside against Question 4 compares the Maine Heritage Policy Center and taxpayer advocates as “pests” – as in blood-sucking mosquitoes.
Frankly, I would have expected something more intelligent from people who teach our children.
For more information about the Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights, please visit the Question 4 (TABOR) website.
