Maine’s Private Sector . . . 2nd Quarter, 2011
Last week the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the second quarter of 2011 by state (pdf) and revisions for the past couple of […]
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Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the third quarter of 2010. As shown in Chart 1, Maine’s private sector share […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector . . . 2nd Quarter 2010
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the second quarter of 2010 and revisions for the past couple of years. As […]
Read More →Federal Spending Equals Higher State and Local Taxes
Yes, you read that correctly. It seems that when Uncle Sam goes around offering “free money” it turns out that money is not so free after all. A new study […]
Read More →Stimulating Government Employment
According to a new study (pdf) by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a., the stimulus bill, has been a boon for […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector Sets New Low
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the first quarter of 2010. Unfortunately, this brings more bad news for Mainers. As […]
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