By Adam Pagnucco. As County Executive Marc Elrich and Council Member Will Jawando pressure the county council to raise income taxes, the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has…
Income Tax
A Seriously Messed Up Process
By Adam Pagnucco. On May 13, the county council is holding a public hearing on County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommended income tax increase. Two days later, the council will hold…
Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Eight
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
This is How to Be Like Virginia
By Adam Pagnucco. Once again, County Executive Marc Elrich is saying we need to be like Virginia. And once again, his argument rings hollow because of his blatant cherry picking. …
Friedson Opposes Income Tax Hike
By Adam Pagnucco. The day after County Executive Marc Elrich proposed replacing his recommended property tax hike with a retroactive income tax hike, Council Member Andrew Friedson has released a…
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has sent a memo to the county council withdrawing his proposal to raise the county’s property tax. Instead, he is proposing to raise…
Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Seven
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…
By Adam Pagnucco. An analysis by the State of Maryland’s Bureau of Revenue Estimates (BRE) indicates that Montgomery County residents will pay nearly half of the state income tax increase…
It’s Not Over
By Adam Pagnucco. Fresh off raising taxes by $1.6 billion a year, state legislators have left Annapolis with their work done – for now. But a new review of their…
Maryland’s Wealth Drain, Part Six
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One explained the context of this series and some characteristics of the IRS taxpayer migration data on which it relies. Part Two revealed that Maryland is…