By Adam Pagnucco. Last time, we looked at MoCo’s gross domestic product (GDP). Now let’s look at GDP per capita. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis defines GDP as “The…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: GDP
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By Adam Pagnucco. In our prior post, we saw how our population growth has stalled – a trend that has also impacted D.C. and parts of Northern Virginia. Now let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has struck again, telling the council that another one of their bills will hurt the economy. (They did this…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Population
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By Adam Pagnucco. In each post in this series, we are going to examine one key stat on Montgomery County’s economy. Let’s start with one of the measures that affects…
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It’s the Economy, Stupid: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. I was a young man when I first heard political consultant James Carville utter one of the most famous lines in political history. Carville was a political…
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Are Rent Increases Out of Control?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Rent control supporters frequently allege astronomical rent hikes in making their case for tough legislation such as the Jawando-Mink-Elrich rent control bill. Statements in support of that…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county council’s Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) has released economic impact statements on the council’s two rent control bills and they conclude what the overwhelming majority…
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MoCo Loses Population Two Years in a Row
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By Adam Pagnucco. According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Montgomery County has lost population two years in a row. That has not happened in a very…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In my recent series on rent control, I outlined Takoma Park’s terrible record of building housing under its tough rent control law. Specifically, the city has been…
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Guest column by Salim Furth. Relatively tight rent regulation has been in place in the City of Takoma Park since 1981, although the specifics of the law have changed several…