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The Maryland Public Policy Institute supports policies that make Maryland more competitive with other states, including returning to tax rates of 2006 before the legislature approved increases in sales, corporate and income taxes. Those increases make Maryland the fifth worst business tax climate in the country according to the Tax Foundation. Lower-tax states experience higher population and economic growth than high tax states like California, New Jersey and Maryland. We also believe state government must be able to identify a funding source for programs before enacting them and that the state can maximize revenue by supporting a friendly business climate with clear rules and consistent regulation.

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Leadership Foul Originally Published in the Frederick News-Post By Marta Hummel Mossburg Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh announced a week ago Monday that he would cut eight of the school's 27 varsity sports.
City voters reward officials for failure Originally Published in the Baltimore Sun By Marta Hummel Mossburg Published on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Ronald Reagan famously asked Americans, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" in a 1980 debate with then-President Jimmy Carter. They weren't, and Reagan, a Republican, went on to win the 1980 election in a landslide.
Annapolis Report 2011 By Gabriel J. Michael Published on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Unlike legislative report cards, The Annapolis Report is not dominated by a single issue, nor does it evaluate the performance of individual legislators. Rather, it considers the actions of Maryland’s General Assembly as a whole. The bulk of the report is made up of brief yet cogent analyses of selected legislation. Its goal is to act as an issue guide for Maryland’s citizens, taxpayers, and residents, by explaining policy and grouping related legislation together.
Government Scare Tactics Originally Published in the Frederick News-Post By Marta Hummel Mossburg Published on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Gov. Martin O'Malley often talks to Marylanders as if they were kindergartners.
Tax on the rich to be back on the table in 2012 Originally Published on Gazette.Net By Sarah Breitenbach, Staff Writer Published on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 Maryland has highest percentage of millionaires in country, study says.
Restless Electorate Originally Published in the Frederick News-Post By Marta Hummel Mossburg Published on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 In April 2008, following both a special legislative session at the end of 2007 and the regular one that raised sales, corporate and personal income taxes, Gov. Martin O'Malley all but declared victory over the recession.
Tax talk likely to dominate session Originally Published on Gazette.Net By Sarah Breitenbach, Staff Writer Published on Friday, October 28, 2011 With election two years away time for lawmakers to take up taxes is now, observers say.
Urban 'pioneers' risk much for their 'hoods Originally Published in the Baltimore Sun By Luke Broadwater, the Baltimore Sun Published on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Union Square has cut in half its number of vacant homes, but it didn't happen overnight.
The Power of Consumers: A Response to S.V. Yumlu Originally Published in the Herald-Mail By Thomas A. Firey Published on Wednesday, October 05, 2011 The most important virtue of limited government is the freedom it gives people to live life by their own values, preferences and circumstances. As I discussed in a recent column, limited government only intervenes in clear cases of “market failure”—a technical term meaning cases where people’s voluntary decisions and agreements with each other are obstructed or distorted. Even in those cases, limited government only steps in when the benefits to citizens clearly outweigh the costs. And when it does intervene, it does so at the lowest level of government possible, so that it is responsive to citizens. Such a government is especially appropriate in a country as diverse as the United States.
Two Marylands Originally Published in the Frederick News-Post By Marta Hummel Mossburg Published on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Maryland is like an alcoholic in denial that she has a problem.
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