Taxes and Budget

Many non-resident estates would benefit from Governor LePage's proposed estate tax repeal

As I explained previously, Gov. LePage’s proposal to eliminate Maine’s estate tax would exclusively benefit the wealthy. And now, thanks to information provided to the Taxation Committee […]

Joel Johnson

Posted March 18, 2015

Tags Estate Tax, Taxes

The Maine Capital Investment Credit (“bonus depreciation”) is an Ineffective and Unnecessary Giveaway to Large Businesses

Maine lawmakers should reject Governor LePage’s new plan to extend ineffective and unnecessary retroactive tax breaks to big businesses. As part of his tax “conformity” bill, Governor […]

Joel Johnson

Posted January 28, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

The Sunday Telegram Analysis of LePage’s Tax Plan is Fatally Flawed. Ignore it.

The table that appeared on Page 10 of this week’s Maine Sunday Telegram is fatally flawed due to a variety of calculation errors and faulty methodology. It […]

Joel Johnson

Posted January 26, 2015

Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Migration Mythologists Flee Facts

Maine has gained more taxpayers and income than it has lost going back to the early 1990s, according to IRS tax records. In other words, for every […]

Joel Johnson

Posted November 24, 2014

Tags Economy, Income Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine’s Highway Fund is in Serious Trouble

Maine’s highway fund has nowhere near enough money coming into it to meet the state’s basic transportation needs, according to the biennial revenue and expenditure projection released […]

Joel Johnson

Posted November 10, 2014

Tags Revenue, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Portland Continues to Drive Job Growth

The greater Portland area—extending from Kennebunk in the south to Freeport in the north—continues to account for most of the job growth in Maine over the past […]

Joel Johnson

Posted October 29, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Broadly-Measured Unemployment Continues Slow Road to Recovery

Although remaining well-above pre-recession levels, Maine’s “U6” rate of unemployment is showing signs of improvement along with the nation as a whole, according to data released last […]

Joel Johnson

Posted October 28, 2014

Tags Employment, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Maine’s Lack of Population and Job Growth Tamps Down Growth in Wages and Salaries

Today’s data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Maine’s personal income growth kept pace with the nation and the region in the second quarter of 2014, but […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 30, 2014

Tags Employment, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

Maine’s Economy

Child poverty fell in 2013, but median household income continues to go nowhere

Child poverty in Maine fell back to pre-recession levels in 2013, but income for the median household and the overall poverty rate saw no improvement, according to […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 18, 2014

Tags Children, Incomes, Job Quality, Poverty

Jobs and Income

A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise

Increasing Maine’s earned income tax credit and raising the state’s minimum wage would go a long way toward making work pay for Maine’s families today and lay […]

Joel Johnson

Posted September 5, 2014

Tags EITC, Minimum Wage

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Many non-resident estates would benefit from Governor LePage's proposed estate tax repeal

The Maine Capital Investment Credit (“bonus depreciation”) is an Ineffective and Unnecessary Giveaway to Large Businesses

The Sunday Telegram Analysis of LePage’s Tax Plan is Fatally Flawed. Ignore it.

Migration Mythologists Flee Facts

Maine’s Highway Fund is in Serious Trouble

Portland Continues to Drive Job Growth

Broadly-Measured Unemployment Continues Slow Road to Recovery

Maine’s Lack of Population and Job Growth Tamps Down Growth in Wages and Salaries

Child poverty fell in 2013, but median household income continues to go nowhere

A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise