Author: Community Radio WERU FM

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/1/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Humans and Machines

Pretty near every week we hear about some new technological development in self-driving cars. Life will probably change for many of us as these new cars become more common on the roadways. Perhaps less familiar to most of us are some of the much more personal ways that technology will affect the interaction of humans and machines. Here are a couple that offer amazing possibilities for those who are trapped inside themselves in one way or another.

Maine Currents 10/31/18

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Maine’s Ballot Question 1: Home Care for All or “Scam”?

Ballot Question 1 reads “Do you want to create the Universal Home Care Program to provide home-based assistance to people with disabilities and senior citizens, regardless of income, funded by a new 3.8% tax on individuals and families with Maine wage and adjusted gross income above the amount subject to Social Security taxes, which is $128,400 in 2018?”.

Our guests today represent both sides of the issue: Mike Tipping is the Communications Director of Mainers for Home Care, the coaltion promoting Question 1. Jeff Austin is the Vice President of the Maine Hospital Association (MHA). MHA is a member of a coalition of home care, health care and business groups that are opposed to Question 1, and are behind the “Stop the Scam” campaign. We open the phone lines for listener’s questions.

FMI:
www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/citizens/uhcleg.pdf
ballotpedia.org/Maine_Question_1,_Payroll_and_Non-Wage_Income_Taxes_for_Home_Care_Program_Initiative_(2018)
www.facebook.com/mainersforhomecare/
mainersforhomecare.org
www.facebook.com/NoOnQ1Maine/
www.stopthescammaine.com

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