An analysis of Maine\u27s public debt position was undertaken in order to: 1) review the history of Maine\u27s public debt position; 2) compare Maine\u27s public debt position against the U.S. average; 3) determine whether Maine\u27s public debt position has been doing progressively better, worse, or about the same; and 4) if possible, make immediate-future hypotheses about Maine\u27s public debt position