Forum, Feb. 10, 1975

Texas, Florida, Here They Come!

To the Editors:

It is 8°, my thermostat is set at 62°, and my monthly oil delivery was over $80. Now the President wants an additional tax on our heating oil, which also generates our electricity. Perhaps the answer is to move south. Are California, Texas, Florida, etc., ready to absorb all of us New Englanders?

Carol Butzow

Brewer, Me.

With Gerald Ford's proposals for increased taxes on oil, the good old six New England states are getting the boot again.

Maybe it is time for us New Englanders to unite...

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