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Lawmakers are drawing lines in the debate that they say pits corporate welfare against municipal welfare. Maine Senate President Justin Alfond says state government won’t save a dime by cutting revenue sharing.
“This is a classical false choice,” Alfond said. “If we break our promise of revenue sharing, we will simply be shifting the costs to our towns, to our homeowners and to our business property owners. They will pay the price. I don’t believe anyone here wants to do that, no matter which political party you belong to.”
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