Maine’s state and municipal government spending is increasing faster than Mainers’ personal income, according to a new report by the Maine Heritage Policy Center, a Portland think tank.
Between 1960 to 2004, the most recent year from which data is available, Maine’s per capita state and municipal government expenditures increased 358.6%, while the average personal income in Maine increased only 201%, according to the report. During the same period Maine’s population only increased 34.8%.
The report, which is available here, found that government expenditures in Maine double every 9.25 years, while average personal income in Maine only doubles every 10.25 years.
