TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
10/9/2019	Nate	Hatch	Independent	Gorham	Maine	In a state where the median age is constantly rising increasing insurance cost etc. How can it even be a thought to drive up fuel cost that would absolutely drive up the cost of living in our... read more In a state where the median age is constantly rising increasing insurance cost etc. How can it even be a thought to drive up fuel cost that would absolutely drive up the cost of living in our state. The affects would continue to drive young people out of our state magnifying the problem. All this aside how about a Governor that promised not to raise taxes after increasing state budget by 800 million dollars. This is absolutely a money grab by a self centered inept governor trying to look good for her constituents and screw the rest of the people.	-
10/9/2019	Joe	Scribellito	Independent	Dresden	Maine	Cap and trade should be decided by the people in public not by back door hand shakes Cap and trade should be decided by the people in public not by back door hand shakes	-
10/9/2019	Heather	Sirocki	Former State Rep.	Scarborough	Maine	I strongly urge the State of Maine to remove itself from the TCI. Poor, rural, hard working Mainers will be hit especially hard. All taxes must originate in the Maine House of... read more I strongly urge the State of Maine to remove itself from the TCI. Poor, rural, hard working Mainers will be hit especially hard. All taxes must originate in the Maine House of Representatives. Any fees, fines, or assessments are actually a hidden tax and require legislative approval. Maine's involvement in the TCI is contrary to Maine law.	-
10/9/2019	Danny	Emerson	Taxpayer	South Berwick	Maine	I am retired and on a fixed income. I do not support tax increases of any type on carbon fuels. I am retired and on a fixed income. I do not support tax increases of any type on carbon fuels.	-
10/9/2019	Jim	Means	None	Gorham	Maine	Stop the charade: If you look at recent scientific studies from several countries and hundreds of scientists and NASA you will see that man caused climate change or crisis is false... read more Stop the charade: If you look at recent scientific studies from several countries and hundreds of scientists and NASA you will see that man caused climate change or crisis is false. Even the ounder of Greenpeace has come to this factual conclusion. This compact is only about putting another tax for government spending on us and about controlling our lives. What exactly would the money be used for that would in fact change the climate? The United States is the cleanest country in the world. China and India are huge polluters and you taking more money out of our pockets will not do one thing to change China or India. Maine is one of the cleanest states in the US. We are also one of the poorest. The last thing we need is to be made poorer and made poorer over something as phony as the climate change hoax.	-
10/9/2019	Eric	Lammers	Citizen of Maine	Mechanic Falls	Maine	Look at CA and their gas prices. The average today is a little over $4/gal. Here in ME, it's around $2.50/gal. We are a poor state in comparison with an elderly, retired population on fixed... read more Look at CA and their gas prices. The average today is a little over $4/gal. Here in ME, it's around $2.50/gal. We are a poor state in comparison with an elderly, retired population on fixed incomes. Implementing policies that simply increase our energy costs is just wrong.	-
10/9/2019	Kandi-Lee	Hoy	- None -	South Portland	Maine	If you look at recent scientific studies from several countries and hundreds of scientists and NASA you will see that man caused climate change or crisis is false. Even the ounder of Greenpeace... read more If you look at recent scientific studies from several countries and hundreds of scientists and NASA you will see that man caused climate change or crisis is false. Even the ounder of Greenpeace has come to this factual conclusion. This compact is only about putting another tax for government spending on us and about controlling our lives. What exactly would the money be used for that would in fact change the climate? The United States is the cleanest country in the world. China and India are huge polluters and you taking more money out of our pockets will not do one thing to change China or India. Maine is one of the cleanest states in the US. We are also one of the poorest. The last thing we need is to be made poorer and made poorer over something as phony as the climate change hoax.	-
10/9/2019	Art	Libby	constitutionalist	Sanford	Maine	This is a show of your ignorance and delusion! We the people will Not stand behind a natural climate change if this planet. You can not tax the people without representation! Show us both sides of... read more This is a show of your ignorance and delusion! We the people will Not stand behind a natural climate change if this planet. You can not tax the people without representation! Show us both sides of your so called professional scientists. This is why you shoul have Never won our state election! Your time in office will be short as next election will prove! You lied about the corridor and your lying now! Go away.	-
10/9/2019	Heather	Christie	Maine taxpayer	Rockport	Maine	Piut this to a public vote in Maine! Piut this to a public vote in Maine!	-
10/9/2019	Mark	Smith	Resident of Maine	Scarborough	Maine	This would wreck havoc on the maine economy, just like it has in california. No law should be passed without the consent of the voting public. The lack of transparency in this endeavor should... read more This would wreck havoc on the maine economy, just like it has in california. No law should be passed without the consent of the voting public. The lack of transparency in this endeavor should frighten every person in Maine. Janet mills needs to do what the people of main want, not what her demorcrat party tells her to do.	-
10/9/2019	Chad	Allen	Resident	Naples	Maine	I don't think this is a good idea for Maine. It's not in the best interest of industry or tourism,and the very job's we depend on. Maybe you people should stop trying to be like... read more I don't think this is a good idea for Maine. It's not in the best interest of industry or tourism,and the very job's we depend on. Maybe you people should stop trying to be like California and start working for the people of Maine.	-
10/9/2019	William	Pearson	Tax payer	Calais	Maine	The State of Maine is POOR. The elderly will Suffer Greatly, Most already have to decide between Medication and food and Now Transportation just so you can look "Cool" to your Climate... read more The State of Maine is POOR. The elderly will Suffer Greatly, Most already have to decide between Medication and food and Now Transportation just so you can look "Cool" to your Climate Club Friends. You should be Impeached. You are a Self centered, misinformed, egotistical ,1 term California wanna be loser.	-
10/9/2019	John	Moss	Citizen	DURHAM	Maine	This is a sad day as this will effect to many fixed income residents of this State as we all know we are the tailpipe for the country and that has a great effect on our co2 levels... This is a sad day as this will effect to many fixed income residents of this State as we all know we are the tailpipe for the country and that has a great effect on our co2 levels...	-
10/9/2019	Karen	Leveille	Republican	Bath	Maine	Gov. Mills, listen to you constituents and DONT sign this into law making our oil and gas products more expensive. Gov. Mills, listen to you constituents and DONT sign this into law making our oil and gas products more expensive.	-
10/9/2019	Kathryn	Jovanelli	none	Brewer	Maine	I am totally against this. Maine is already a poor rural state and most working people need to drive and can't afford any increase in associated costs. Please do not do this to our state.... read more I am totally against this. Maine is already a poor rural state and most working people need to drive and can't afford any increase in associated costs. Please do not do this to our state.	-
10/9/2019	Sandra	Rose	Republican	Madawaska	Maine	We in northern Maine cannot afford a gas price increase. Please do not sign this initiative. Thank you We in northern Maine cannot afford a gas price increase. Please do not sign this initiative. Thank you	-
10/9/2019	Irene	LeClaire	Taxpayer	Windham	Maine	I am shamelessly copying this from Dan Whipple from Vermont. "Please substitute Maine for Vermont! I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon... read more I am shamelessly copying this from Dan Whipple from Vermont. "Please substitute Maine for Vermont! I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon Reduction. First most, carbon dioxide is NOT a pollutant! Anthropogenic climate change is NOT a proven fact, it relies on pseudo science, mass hysteria, and most of all (TAX) MONEY. I live in rural Vermont, a state with the lowest carbon footprint of any in our nation. Our economy is precarious at best. We travel to work on rudimentary roads, for limited pay from businesses teetering on financial collapse. Our State government continues to overtax it's citizens to support those that can't or won't support themselves. This CARBON TAX is just more of the same. It will ruin our local economy, bankrupt businesses, and hasten the exodus of those who cannot afford to live here. Your blind ambitions will yield a poisoned fruit. "	-
10/9/2019	Colleen	Hogle	Ms	Buxton	Maine	It is hard for a state like to us pay more for gas. Our rent is easily at least 900 a month one bedroom and most of the time thats not including any utilities. Unlike a good amount of states we... read more It is hard for a state like to us pay more for gas. Our rent is easily at least 900 a month one bedroom and most of the time thats not including any utilities. Unlike a good amount of states we HAVE to have heat in the winter which we HAVE to pay for. We HAVE to have inspection stickers unlike a good amount of states, we need to take care of insurances, groceries, etc. And now you want us to pay more for gas too? We already have to pay so much just to lay our heads on a pillow at night, most of us over here have way overdue bills or no food but let's just raise the gas prices right???? We are already financially struggling enough over here. I am totally on board with changing stuff and helping our planet it is our only one, but dont punish people who already can barely get by.	-
10/9/2019	Fred	Floberg	None	Scarborough	Maine	If this initiative is going to raise gasoline prices with the thinking that higher gas prices will make consumers either drive less or force them to buy expensive new technologies, I am strongly... read more If this initiative is going to raise gasoline prices with the thinking that higher gas prices will make consumers either drive less or force them to buy expensive new technologies, I am strongly against it.	-
10/9/2019	Eric	Lowell	Government	Wesley	Maine	Please be aware that, in the event of a tax increase on transportation fuel, rural Maine will be bearing a higher load than average. With no public transportation, and much higher than average... read more Please be aware that, in the event of a tax increase on transportation fuel, rural Maine will be bearing a higher load than average. With no public transportation, and much higher than average commuting distances, workers in this already disadvantaged part of the state can ill-afford to bear the extra cost associated with increased gasoline taxes at any level of government.	-

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