By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Three, we saw that MoCo’s problem of taxpayer flight is shared by most jurisdictions in the Washington region. But what happens when we look at…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we detailed how MoCo has experienced an exodus of taxpayer income since 1993. But MoCo is not alone: many large jurisdictions in the Washington…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. As we stated in Part One, the IRS tracks the inflow and outflow of returns, exemptions and adjusted gross income (AGI) for all states and counties. Comparable…
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Taxpayer Flight from MoCo, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. We have been printing a ton of posts about the economy on Seventh State, including discussions of our employment and income growth, our rate of business formation,…
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The View From 2007
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By Adam Pagnucco. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a newish county blogger and professor named David Lublin reached out to a then-young civic activist who…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, we published an astonishing statistic: the State Department of Assessments and Taxation processed just nineteen new business filings in Montgomery County in FY16. In the year…
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MoCo After Discovery
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By Adam Pagnucco. Word of Discovery Communications’ exit from Silver Spring has exploded like a bomb in local politics, prompting attacks by the state Democrats on Governor Larry Hogan and…
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Is MoCo’s Budget in Trouble?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s $120 million budget shortfall has set off political fireworks this election season, including attacks from Delegate Bill Frick (D-16), who is running for Executive, and…
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Roger Berliner on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? Increasing prosperity — and having that prosperity shared…
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George Leventhal on Jobs
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Job growth has been stagnant in Montgomery County over the past few years. What would you do to encourage increased job growth? We have seen good news on job growth…