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Glad to see Maine ranking so well against so many others. How MA got in there is questionable, however. Frankly, I'm surprised that Maine didn't rank higher to NH but it's still a great survey.
Sure to the first part, but the 2nd half is a horrible joke.
Wait until they lay a tar sands pipeline, a natural gas pipeline, record setting power transmission lines and zero access, closed trucking highway 500' to 2000' wide for 220 miles from Canada to Canada across the State. THEN we'll be open for business, but only to multinational interests and nary a penny after construction, except for maybe property taxes (which will be very beneficial to the owners) will stay in Maine. I'd speculate the fix is already in.
Sure to the first part, but the 2nd half is a horrible joke.
Fondest wish that maine could have as many low paying food service industry jobs as does Texas. Or maybe he wishes for a regulation free state that has exploding industrial plants next to schools and nursing homes...ah yes a business paradise. Better that Maine shuns the pursuit of blood money.
Glad to see Maine ranking so well against so many others. How MA got in there is questionable, however. Frankly, I'm surprised that Maine didn't rank higher to NH but it's still a great survey.
Rome
How's it surprising given the criteria used? New Hampshire has a higher percentage of employed people (though Maine's high population of retirees probably hurts it in that category), lower murder rate (lowest in the U.S.), much, much, much more disposable income, and a better voter turnout (not sure how this adds to the quality of life, but they used it as a metric).
It's slightly ironic that they used Bucksport for their photo given the state of Maine just lost one of its best employers there (in that the employees typically made enough in wages to even have a disposable income).
Wait until they lay a tar sands pipeline, a natural gas pipeline, record setting power transmission lines and zero access, closed trucking highway 500' to 2000' wide for 220 miles from Canada to Canada across the State. THEN we'll be open for business, but only to multinational interests and nary a penny after construction, except for maybe property taxes (which will be very beneficial to the owners) will stay in Maine. I'd speculate the fix is already in.
The Multi-Mode Transportation Hub that was planned for my township [that was going to intersect with the new Garbage-Incinerator/Landfill] got denied a week ago. So hopefully they are set-back a bit now.
I guess the big push now is to 'fast-track' giving petroleum companies the 'right' to use Eminent Domain to acquire the land for laying pipeline.
I think the current scam is claiming that because natural gas transport costs in winter are so high, and because there isn't enough infrastructure, Emeara (a Canadian owned firm) and Iberdola (CMP, a Spanish owned firm), can only maintain a constant profit level by jacking your electrical rates through the roof. Commercial is going to go WAY up, and expect residential to skyrocket in the spring.
To me, and this is only an opinion, the natural gas industry is scamming Americans and fracking it to death. It's like pellet stoves. Great stuff until there's a scarcity, then the poor investors have to maintain their standard of living and the prices shoot through the roof. I will never use either. Maybe it's time to look very carefully at getting off the grid. I was close to it circa 1993, but opted to put in 3000' of power line instead. The cost was the same. Stupid me.
Glad to see Maine ranking so well against so many others. How MA got in there is questionable, however. Frankly, I'm surprised that Maine didn't rank higher to NH but it's still a great survey.
Rome
yeah, I can see by this survey, the u-hauls are lining up to go to Maine.....wait, the jobs and weather....never mind....
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