Dear Editor:

In olden days, convinced they would succeed, entrepreneurs took deep breaths, mortgaged homes and, only in America, opened new businesses.

Some were successes; others failed.

Now we have TIF. All Boothbay voters need do is vote YES for a wooden pellet manufacturer to construct and open a factory in Boothbay's designated TIF area.

Without risk.

Should, his business (God forbid) fail, he will be free of sleepless nights.

Because of a "credit worthiness bond” given him by Boothbay voters, this failed pellet man will see his debts paid by us. We voted for this.

Three cheers for TIFs

Paul E. McArdle

Boothbay