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"Mainers are falling further and further behind amidst legislative inaction "

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This is Rep. Shelley Rudnicki of Fairfield with the weekly Republican address.?

American personal incomes grew this past spring in every state but Maine.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Americans, personal income growth occurred in all of the other 49 states AND the District of Columbia. [ [link removed] ]

While the personal incomes of the other 49 states grew 5.3%, Maine?s personal income fell by 2.7%.

In the other New England states, personal income growth?ranged from 2.7% in Vermont to 5.6% in Massachusetts.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis report identified the end of a one-time state refundable tax credit as the leading cause of Maine?s decrease.?

Meanwhile, only 58.6 percent of the Mainers that can work, actually work.

Despite a slight recent uptick, that percentage if far lower than neighboring states with similarly aged populations.

New Hampshire and Vermont have a similar median age, but have much higher rates of labor force participation than Maine. For New Hampshire, it is 64.8 percent. In Vermont, that participation rate is 64.9 percent.

Lagging personal income growth, limited workforce participation [ [link removed] ], and a rapid expansion of welfare benefits is a recipe for disaster.

Couple that with the incoming migration of asylum seekers, who are prevented from working by federal regulations, AND an ever expanding homeless population.

Maine is in trouble.

We need to get back to the original Maine heritage that made our state appealing.


* Hard work,
* Thrift,
* Industriousness,
* And compassion for our neighbors.

Increasingly, these neighbors are struggling to survive in a state that grows more expensive by the day due to price increases and high taxes.

The plight of Mainers of modest means falls on deaf ears.

Maine House Republicans will continue to offer proposals to lower electric costs and allow people to keep more of their hard-earned money by lowering taxes.

We are confident that more and more citizens are waking up to the fact that our state government is taking Maine in the wrong direction at the expense of hard-working taxpayers.

Maine should be a state where everyone can afford to live here. ?

This has been Rep. Shelley Rudnicki with the Weekly Republican Radio Address.

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Rep. Rudnicki
Rep. Shelley Rudnicki

of Fairfield is currently serving her third term representing House District 67, which includes the town of Fairfield and part of Benton.? She serves on the 131st Legislature?s Joint Standing Committees on Taxation, as well as the Committee on Veteran?s and Legal Affairs.? In the past, she served the 130th Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.? In the 129th Legislation, she served on the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Rep. Rudnicki earned her Bachelor?s degree from Ashford University.? Six years ago, she founded her own used car dealership that she is currently operating.? As a public servant for her community, she has spent nine years as a member of the Benton Elementary Parent Teacher Organization and twelve years as a member of the Fairfield Planning Board.? Shelley is also a member of the Victor Grange, Order of Eastern Star, and the Elks Club.

Shelley and her husband, Tony, have two children; Tony II and Shelby.? In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, and baking.

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