US Representative for Maine District 2
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Matthew G. Dunlap
(Dem)
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Paul R. LePage
(Rep)
What are the most important challenges facing our state, and how do you propose to address them?
What will you do to address rising costs of living?
I think the most important challenges currently facing our state are healthcare access and affordability as well as costs across the board. We are seeing healthcare facilities close making it harder for people to get the care they need while at the same time the costs of healthcare coverage are going through the roof. I know someone personally who is seeing his premium go up by $2,000 this year. This is at the same time that tariff taxes fueled by personal vindictiveness from Washington and the war in Iran are making everything else more expensive as well. Heating oil prices are above their normal December levels in September! The way to address these problems is simple. We need to roll back the tariff taxes, end this pointless war, and undo the gutting of our healthcare system done by the ‘big beautiful bill.’
I think there are two parts to this question. The first is addressing immediate problems such as tariff taxes and the Iran war. Rolling back tariff taxes and ending the war in Iran will bring prices back under control for now. And we can do that quickly, it could happen today if Congress was willing to check the President’s power, but they’re not at the moment. The second part is longer term. This includes addressing the housing shortage and corporate greed that is running rampant through our economy. The housing shortage is a supply problem and the answer is to find ways to build more units, which we can do with various financial vehicles and simple policy changes. Corporate greed is a thornier problem but the basic principle is to make sure our government is fighting for the people and not the billionaire class.
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