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| August 25, 2010 |
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| Bad timing for upcoming business tax report |
The timing couldn't be worse for a report advocating for the potential imposition of more taxes on Maryland businesses and for our state's elected leaders to work toward reducing tax incentives that nurture economic development. |
| August 25, 2010 |
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| City’s best revenue option? Growth. |
The ultimate source that would deliver the city a fresh, healthy new revenue stream isn't slots or finding new ways to ratchet up taxes or city fees. City leaders must rededicate themselves to increasing city revenue the old-fashioned way - through economic growth. |
| July 30, 2010 |
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| Remember the value of business after the election |
Candidates for virtually any elected office in the upcoming election are proclaiming their support for "jobs, jobs, jobs," implying that they fully recognize business' core value to the state and local economies as the primary generators of jobs. |
| July 27, 2010 |
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| Don Fry Commentary on WYPR: New living wage... |
The living-wage proposal, which proponents are seeking to resurrect in the Baltimore City Council, would require all major retailers in the city to pay their employees at least $10.59 per hour, making Baltimore one of only a handful of U.S. cities to extend such a wage mandate beyond government-funded projects and vendors. |
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