Reductions in child poverty not a result of minimum wage increases
Last month, the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) published a study on the minimum wage in Maine, arguing that its effects on low-income families and children are overwhelmingly positive. Regular […]
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Work requirements work, but don’t ask MECEP for a fair analysis
Last month, the Maine Center for Economic Policy posted an article on its website chastising Governor LePage and other Republican lawmakers for having the audacity to suggest that able-bodied adults […]
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Minimum wage propaganda drives higher prices and taxes
Maine’s progressives have been selling the benefits of the minimum wage increase using faulty analysis. Don’t buy the hype. Our businesses and our state budget will face significant challenges when […]
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How Misinformation Pollutes Public Policy
At its best, research can be the backbone of policymaking. It can provide the numbers that illuminate problems for lawmakers intent on solving them, and can either prove or disprove […]
Read More →Public Sector Crowds Out the Private Sector
Shockingly, the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) thinks that my recent study–showing Maine would lose more than 6,400 jobs if taxes are raised to cover the $121 million DHHS […]
Read More →Does Maine Need More Debt?
According to the folks at the Maine Center for Economic Policy the answer is “yes” Maine needs more debt (pdf). They argue that new bonds would create new jobs and that […]
Read More →Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
If success is judged by the reaction of your competitors, The Maine Heritage Policy Center is even more effective than I thought. In a MainePolitics.net blog posted yesterday, Maine People’s […]
Read More →MECEP and MoveOn.org
It’s no secret the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) is no fan of MHPC. The liberal think tank, which often leads the charge in Maine for higher taxes and […]
Read More →MECEP’s Playground Politics
Remember that kid in elementary school you just couldn’t stand? The one who did better than you in class, had more friends or got to sit with the popular group […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire X
Scott Moody – Chief Economist So in the past few days we’ve seen a quite a bit of “gnashing of the teeth” over Amity Shlaes’s Bloomberg article. A few days […]
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