Thanks to Collins' critical vote two years ago, #CollinsCorporateTaxBreak gave nearly $2 trillion to big corporations in tax breaks, while hardworking Mainers got left behind.
Here’s what some of the big corporations got, compared to what it could have paid for in our state:
-
-
I’m not taking corporate PAC money in my campaign for U.S. Senate, because I want it to always be crystal clear that I'm working for the people of Maine – not big corporations or special interest groups. Join our team:https://SaraGideon.com
Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
The $1.7 billion refund to BlueCross BlueShield could have paid for a $6,000 tax break for every middle class family in Maine.
The $28 billion giveaway to big banks could have paid off all Maine student loan debt *four times* over.
The $595 million giveaway to Eli Lilly could have paid for 1,105,947 prescriptions of its insulin drug Humalog.
The $9.3 billion boost to Charter Communications, which owns Spectrum, could pay for the expansion of broadband across all of Maine, eight times over.