Obamacare’s Negative Impact on Business – Case Study #1
Introduction Obamacare is, first and foremost, an affront to liberty-loving Americans who cherish their Constitutional right to determine their own healthcare.[i] Obamacare puts liberty on the back burner in pursuit […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 →Higher Taxes? Not with Maine’s High Tax Burden
As Maine’s state government grapples with budget shortfalls in the Department of Health and Human Services budget and a recent lawsuit aimed at rolling-back necessary pension reforms, the calls for […]
Read More →The Case for Right-to-Work in Maine: Examining the Evidence in Oklahoma
As Maine’s economy struggles to put the “Great Recession” behind it, the quest to find public policies that will aid the economy becomes more urgent. The single most effective policy, […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire XIV: The Personal Income Tax
On January 18, the New Hampshire legislator is taking up a constitutional amendment that would permanently ban a personal income tax in the state. The good news for Maine is […]
Read More →Raising Taxes for DHHS Budget Would Cost Private Sector Jobs
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is running a serious budget deficit of an estimated $121 million for this year alone. As lawmakers work to decide how to […]
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