I listened in to the Taxation Committee discussions on Monday and heard some pretty interesting discussions. Needless to say they are seriously talking about putting the sales tax on my services (along with many others) and increasing the percentage that I will pay on the meals I serve. I quickly did the math and realized that I am facing a cost increase of $30 per day. Not pleasant given that the major oil companies have also decided in the last month or so that they need a bigger piece of my operation as well.
I am reading Daniel Pink’s book “A Whole New Mind” about the transformation of our economy. It is an interesting read and I agree for the most part with his assertions about the future. I had read an article by Pink in Fact Company magazine a while back and by luck was able to hear him speak when we were in New York last month. I am fortunate to be in a business that cannot be automated or sent overseas but I am trying to think about the implications for Maine Outdoors, my industry and in fact the Maine economy.
Last evening when I went to let the dogs out for their run I heard the unmistakable peent of a male woodcock. No spiraling courtship display yet but it can only be days off. Most folks do not know what a woodcock is but to those in the know they are an important part of the spring progression. Each day it gets harder to sit at my desk or attend some meeting or other and only think about the outdoors. I am itching to get started.
