Monthly Archives: September 2014

What’s actually alarming about the Portland study

From the PPH (for the BDN piece): Portland is losing ground at an “alarming” rate, according to a new study examining nearly 30 indicators of where the city’s economy is headed. Portland’s Economic Scorecard 2014-2015, to be released Tuesday by the Portland Community Chamber, shows that the city has experienced lackluster improvement – or no […]

Skynet is not coming for our jobs

THE post-2008 economic recovery has been anemic by most measures, with job growth in particular making weak gains.  However, job growth in the U.S. has slowly declined over the past three decades, specifically since 2000 (the last year annual job growth in the U.S. hit 2%). Among the myriad of explanations for why job growth […]

An often ignored aspect of the Clinton Administration

WITH former President Bill Clinton in town to stump for the Maine Dems, some are recounting the highs and lows of his administration.  A booming economy, welfare reform, the Lewinsky scandal, impeachment and the like are often mentioned.  What, unfortunately, is often neglected is the role the Clinton Administration played in the rise of high […]

Corporate Taxes and Job Growth: Repatriate like it’s 2004

IN a recent piece for the PPH, Steve Robinson suggests that lowering the corporate tax would be a boon for the American worker with higher wages and greater job opportunities via increased domestic investments: In contrast, Canada’s combined federal and provincial rate, at 26.3 percent, allows Canada-based businesses to be far more competitive in an increasingly […]