Americans Moving to Ireland?
Many in Maine believe that the “Irish Miracle” can be replicated here in Maine. In an interesting twist, the Wall Street Journal is reporting (Tuesday, October 31, 2005, page B4, […]
Read More →High Taxes Lower Economic Performance
MHPC recently released an Issue Brief examing the economic performance of high tax states versus low tax stats. I have been getting many requests to know what Maine’s growth rates […]
Read More →Capitalism is Good for the Environment
This has nothing to do with taxes, but I was so struck by these numbers that I just had to share this story. Its the story of the humble light […]
Read More →The Commercial Forestry Excise Tax
The Commercial Forestry Excise Tax The next installment of the “Hidden Tax/Fee of the Week” is available on the MHPC website. Total Hidden Taxes/Fees to Date: 262
Read More →Taxes Matter III
A recent Wall Street Journal Article, “Stockholm’s Syndrom,” (August 29, 2006, page B1, unavailable without subscription), chronicled Stockholm’s efforts to manage car traffic using variable tolls based on the time […]
Read More →The Mining Excise Tax
The Mining Excise Tax The next installment of the “Hidden Tax/Fee of the Week” is available on the MHPC website. Total Hidden Taxes/Fees to Date: 261
Read More →Taxes Matter II
A new Harvard Study shows that taxes substantially affect taxpayer behavior.
Read More →More Maine Rankings
Two new Maine rankings have come to my attention. Neither bring good news to Mainers.
Read More →From 2002 to 2004 state and local tax collections as a percent of personal income increased
Recently, The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) released a Maine Issue Brief ™ titled An Update of Maine’s State and Local Tax Collections, written by J. Scott Moody, vice president […]
Read More →Are the Rich Getting Richer?
As the U.S. economy has been recovering from the 2001 recession, there has been a growing level of chatter in the media about the “rich getting richer and the poor […]
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