Case Study #1: Maine business would pay $30,000 more a year under Obamacare
Paying Obamacare penalties would be less expensive than providing health insurance A case study from a real business in Maine, a commercial concrete business serving the construction industry, shows that […]
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Updated “Fix the System” Report Shows Continued Welfare Dependency in Maine
Welfare system improved by recent reforms, but more must be done to control welfare dependence An update of The Maine Heritage Policy Center’s “Fix the System” report on Maine’s welfare […]
Read More →The Economic Impact of Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard
The state of Maine is a pioneer in passing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) legislation. First implemented in 1999, the law required that 30 percent of total retail electric sales in […]
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The Fiscal Costs of Maine’s “Demographic Winter”
Countries such as Japan and Russia are already facing annual declines in population, a trend that Demographers have labeled this “Demographic Winter.”[1] A shrinking population will create formidable headwinds for […]
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MHPC: Don’t Expand Maine’s Medicaid Under Obamacare
Expanded Medicaid enrollment increases private insurance rates, burdens taxpayers without reducing number of uninsured PORTLAND – The Maine Heritage Policy Center today released a report saying that Maine should not […]
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Why Maine should NOT expand Medicaid under Obamacare
One of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, is to reduce the number of uninsured residents. One key provision aimed at that […]
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J. Scott Moody To Lead The Maine Heritage Policy Center
The Maine Heritage Policy Center announced today that J. Scott Moody has been named chief executive officer of MHPC. Moody, currently MHPC’s chief economist, will be moving to Maine from […]
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Maine Loses People and Their Income to States with No Personal Income Tax
In FY 2009, Maine had the 6th highest tax burden, as a percent of private sector personal income, in the country.[1] The single largest source of Maine’s tax burden comes […]
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Who Are Maine’s “Rich?”
Who Are Maine’s “Rich?” In these dark economic times, the siren call of “tax the rich” is hurled at policymakers as the solution to Maine’s budget woes. The accusation is […]
Read More →Prescription for Growth: Eliminate Income Taxes
Recently, the Sun Journal published an op-ed titled “Repealing Income Taxes Won’t Help State Economies” written by Carl Davis at the leftist Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). He […]
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