Economy
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Unnecessary government spending helps fuel inflation
The government has spent its way into an inflationary mess, which we’ve already...
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No, higher wages aren’t a ‘silver lining’ of inflation
A recent CNBC article highlights a common economic fallacy surrounding the concept of...
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Department of Labor announces updates to its Back-to-Work grant program
If all 300 workers received the $1,500 benefit, the grant program has already...
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People are leaving unemployment rolls faster in states that are ending enhanced benefits
A new report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quotes an analysis from...
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New data offer more proof price inflation is on the rise
Proponents of big government spending have desperately argued that mounting price inflation is...
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Paid to stay home: study finds lucrative unemployment helps fuel labor shortage
This study on the nationwide impacts of the historically high UI has simply...
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Why should Mainers pay more for closed government schools?
Governor Janet Mills unveiled a new supplemental budget last week that would grow...
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Why inflation is at a 12-year high
Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released numbers indicating that the average...
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Jobs report shows the government gets the unemployment it’s paying for
A disappointing new jobs report shows that hiring is down and the unemployment...
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New Hampshire the beneficiary of New England’s misguided tobacco policies
Last week, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing on...
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Maine localities set to receive nearly $500 million from federal government
On March 11, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan...
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Understanding the economic cost of 2020 pandemic policy
The economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, exacerbated by the response...
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One-in-four small businesses expect to close if economic conditions don’t improve
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center released a new survey...
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Maine finally sends support to small businesses months after their forced closure
Better late than never, I suppose. Maine finally began disbursing grants to struggling...
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New survey shows 1 in 5 small businesses anticipate layoffs in next 6 months
The National Federation of Independent Business Research Center released a new nationwide survey...
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CBO projects highest rate of US debt-to-GDP since 1945
My colleagues and I have previously written on the State of Maine’s impending...
