In my email news bag today, there was good news for Bangor's Borders Bookstore. It is NOT on the Hatchet List. Yahoo. The complete list for the USA, from Alaska to Hawaii was included. Nothing listed for the state of Maine. I have no idea how many Borders stores there are in Maine, but however many there are - none are on the list. Good news for us.
Another piece of book news that could relate to Maine is that the state of Texas decided to go after Amazon.com for $270 Million in taxes. Seems the distribution center for Amazon.com is located in Austin, Texas. Guess what? Amazon.com is moving that distribution center out of Texas. Not only will the state not collect those taxes, they won't be collecting any payroll taxes from the individuals who were working at the distribution center. Worthy of note: Texas does not have a state income tax. Maybe the state of Maine should consider marketing a business opportunity to Amazon.com. Of course that might require the Maine Public Utilities Commission to rein in utility costs across the state. Anyone still believe in Christmas miracles around here?
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