MPA to Picket Snowe’s Office

The Maine People's Alliance plans to hold a demonstration outside the Portland office of US Senator Olympia Snowe at Spring and Temple Street on Tuesday, June 6th, at 12 noon. The MPA says that the purpose of the action is to call on Maine Senators Snowe and Collins to vote “No” on the drastic reduction or repeal of the estate tax, which they say would only benefit multimillionaires.

Following the press conference, MPA members will deliver large silver spoons to each of the Senator’s offices to illustrate the negative the impact estate tax repeal would have on Maine families who were not born with silver spoons in their mouths.

According to the MPA, eighteen families worth almost $200 billion, including the Walton family, founders of Wal-Mart, have mounted a relentless, years-long campaign to repeal the estate tax. They say a repeal of the estate tax would give multimillion-dollar tax handouts to the wealthy, while forcing cuts to vital public services for middle- and low-income families. They urged people to call on Snowe and Collins to vote “No” on the drastic reduction or repeal of the estate tax. Congress is expected to vote on the estate tax issue in early June.