Letter: Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase

As the Maine Center for Economic Policy pointed out in a recent blog post, much of the benefit from the SALT tax would go to the top 1 percent in Maine — people earning over $560,000 a year. This is why Rep. Jared Golden opposes efforts to increase the SALT deduction in the reconciliation package. While I strongly support the BBBA because I think that it would benefit the people in Maine, I am glad that Golden is standing up to try to make sure that tax breaks benefit people who really need them.

Click here to read the full story, first published November 18, 2021, in the Bangor Daily News.