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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Recent ChangeMaryland Press Releases


Recent ChangeMaryland Press Releases:


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Maryland Leading the Nation in Job Loss in 2012

Annapolis – Maryland has lost more jobs so far this year than any other state in the nation according to the U.S. Department of Labor. After last Friday’s release of June state unemployment figures, there is now six months of data with which to compare the states. Maryland, which lost just over 10,000 jobs since the beginning of this year, is among a dozen states to have experienced declines during this period.
“This is a very disturbing trend, which needs to be addressed,” said Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan. “I’m deeply concerned that state government’s onslaught of taxes and fees is causing us to lose businesses, jobs and taxpayers at an alarming rate.”
Maryland has raised taxes and fees 24 times since 2007, removing an additional $2.4 billion from the economy annually.
Maryland is also performing poorly in another important time period. From the beginning of 2007 to present, Maryland has lost more jobs than any other state in the region except for Pennsylvania, where each state lost nearly 40,000 and 60,000 jobs respectively.
“Governor O’Malley says repeatedly that Maryland has fared better than other states during the recession,” said Hogan. “He should be talking about our state’s performance relative to others in this region, not compared to Michigan or Nevada. Once again he is cherry picking data in an attempt to fool people.”
A comparison frequently made on all sides of the political spectrum is between Maryland and Virginia. Maryland’s unemployment rate, at 6.9%, contrasts sharply with Virginia’s 5.7%. This is the widest gap between the two states since 2001, when Parris Glendening was governor.
The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics measures total non-farm employment. June numbers are preliminary.
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Background:
http://www.bls.gov/sae/#data
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Statement from Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan on U.S. Department of Labor State Unemployment Report

Annapolis – The U.S. Department of Labor’s State Unemployment survey showed today Maryland experiencing the third largest job loss in the nation among the states. Maryland’s decrease in employment was 11,000 and the June unemployment rate inched up to 6.9%.
The report comes on the heels of dismal reports in which Maryland led most other states in job loss going back to the Spring of this year.
The unemployment rate is climbing having risen from 6.6% in March. Meanwhile, Virginia is holding relatively steady at 5.7% and the differential of the rates between the two states is widening to record levels.
“Something isn’t working here,” said Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan. “Now would be an excellent time to re-evaluate our tax-and-spend approach to governing and start developing policies that increase private sector job growth. It’s unacceptable to have increases in the unemployment rate month after month.”
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O’Malley Continues False Petty Attacks on Hogan, Change Maryland

Annapolis – Change Maryland called on the O’Malley Administration and the State Democratic Party to regroup and attempt to actually form a coherent, rational and policy-based response to the issues raised in the organization’s report on tax migration.
Change Maryland outlined a specific, modest step for them to do so – they should actually read the report.
The Maryland Democratic Party, following the O’Malley Administration the week before, leveled another petty partisan attack yesterday on Change Maryland and it’s chairman Larry Hogan, injecting class warfare talking points into a debate that has nothing to do with individual income levels.
“It’s obvious that the administration and state party still have not even read the report, ” said Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan. If they had read it, they would know that the word ‘millionaires’ is not referenced anywhere.  They don’t like what the report says, so they simply introduce a red herring. And rather than addressing the actual issue, they simply lash out with juvenile attacks on the messenger.”
Using IRS data, Change Maryland analyzed migration patterns at the state and county levels. Among the findings are that Maryland’s 31,000 net out-migration of residents from 2007 to 2010 was the highest in the region and seventh-highest nationally.
Business media outlet CNBC subsequently covered the Change Maryland tax report raising questions about the impact on high income households which may have confused administration and party officials accustomed to favorable press treatment.
“They are reacting to media coverage and not our report,” said Hogan. “Change Maryland analyzes publicly available IRS data which the administration should have been doing in the first place.”
A previous Change Maryland report issued in May compiled General Assembly information to quantify the cumulative tax and fee hikes imposed under the O’Malley Administration. The report is a line item accounting of 24 separate revenue increases from 2007 which remove an additional $2.4 billion from the Maryland economy annually.  Most of these measures are regressive tax and fee increases.
“We are pulling the curtain back on this administration and simply giving the hard facts about what is really happening in Maryland, and they don’t like it,” said Hogan, who also noted that none of the facts in either of the two reports have been refuted.
Meanwhile, since O’Malley’s failed partisan attack on Change Maryland on July 10, the non-partisan organization has increased its membership by over 2200, reaching a total of over 16,000 Democrats, Republicans and Independents. The group is Maryland’s largest and fastest growing non-partisan, grassroots citizen organization.
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In Case You Missed It: Change Maryland/Larry Hogan

Profile of Change Maryland:
Easton Star Democrat 6.20.12
Group Targets Spending and Tax Hikes
http://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_0450af08-ba65-11e1-b1b2-001a4bcf887a.html
Change Maryland Tax Migration Report:
State and Local
Washington Times 7.03.12
Many Marylanders who leave go to Virginia, study finds
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/3/most-marylanders-who-leave-go-virginia-study-finds/
The Daily Record 7.04.12
Maryland’s biggest jurisdictions are losing tax filers
http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/04/marylands-biggest-jurisdictions-are-losing-tax-filers/
St. Mary’s County Times 7.05.12
Local Tax Base Growth Among Best in State
http://countytimes.somd.com/archive/2012/07-jul/2012-07-05.pdf
Washington Examiner 7.05.12
Examiner Local Editorial: Maryland taxpayers head for the hills — and the shore
http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-local-editorial-marylander-taxpayers-head-for-the-hills-and-the-shore/article/2501389
Monoblogue 7.06.12
Shocker: capital leaves a high-tax state
http://monoblogue.us/2012/07/06/shocker-capital-leaves-a-high-tax-state/
Ocean City Dispatch 7.06.12
Worcester Leads Md. In Incoming Taxpayer Migration
http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/articles/2012/07/06/Top-Stories/Worcester-Leads-Md.-In-Incoming-Taxpayer-Migration
Washington Examiner 7.07.12
Wealthy leave Md. suburbs, IRS data show
http://washingtonexaminer.com/wealthy-leave-md.-suburbs-irs-data-show/article/2501533
Washington Times 7.10.12
EDITORIAL: Escape from Maryland
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/10/editorial-escape-maryland/
WTOP 7.10.12
Report: Higher taxes may drive out rich Marylanders
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=1029
Cross Purposes 7.10.12
Somebody Got Somebody’s Attention
http://rjc-crosspurposes.blogspot.com/2012/07/somebody-got-somebodys-attention.html
Frederick News-Post 7.11.12
Population shift swells county tax dollars
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=138029
Washington Times 7.11.12
O’Malley blog rebutting exodus report causes stir
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/11/omalley-blog-rebutting-exodus-report-causes-stir/
Patch: SPEAK OUT:   7.11.12
Are Taxes Driving Out Maryland’s Millionaires?
http://germantown.patch.com/articles/speak-out-are-taxes-driving-out-maryland-s-millionaires
Pocomoke Public Eye 7.11.12
Change Maryland Responds to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s Political Attack
http://thepocomokepubliceye.blogspot.com/2012/07/change-maryland-responds-to-gov-martin.html
Worcester County Times 7.12.12
Worcester’s tax base sees most new residents
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120712/WCT01/207120387
The Tentacle 7.12.12
A Sorry State of Affairs
http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5222
Global Rhetoric 7.12.12
O’Malley’s Meltdown
http://www.globalrhetoric.com/2012/07/12/omalleys-meltdown/
SBY News 7.12.12
Change Maryland Responds To Gov. Martin O’Malley’s Political Attack
http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2012/07/change-maryland-responds-to-gov-martin.html
National
CNBC 7.09.12
In Maryland, Higher Taxes Chase Out Rich: Study
http://www.cnbc.com/id/48120446
Hot Air 7.09.12
Surprise: Higher taxes in Maryland chasing out the wealthy
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/07/09/surprise-higher-taxes-in-maryland-chasing-out-the-wealthy/
Daily Caller  7.10.12
Study: Marylanders moving to Virginia because of high taxes
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/10/study-marylanders-moving-to-virginia-because-of-high-taxes/#ixzz20RCKY1Gr
CNBC 7.10.12
Hogan: Tax & Regulatory Policies Key to Attracting Business
http://www.cnbc.com/id/48117890
Fox Business News 7.12.12
Higher Taxes Cost Maryland $1.7 Billion in Tax Revenue
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1732098456001/
Other States
West Virginia
Charleston Daily Mail 7.11.12
Maryland shows folly of overtaxing people
http://www.dailymail.com/Opinion/Editorials/201207100185
New York
Diary of a Republican Hater 7.09.12
Don’t Worry the Right Just Wants to Increase the Tax Base
http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2012/07/dont-worry-right-just-wants-to-increase.html
New Mexico
News New Mexico 7.10.12
Taxes Backfire in Maryland
http://newsnewmexico.blogspot.com/2012/07/attempt-to-tax-rich-in-maryland.html
North Dakota
Say Anything Blog 7.09.12
Maryland Learns If You Tax Rich People You Get Fewer Rich People
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/maryland-learns-if-you-tax-reach-people-you-get-fewer-rich-people/
Virginia
Jefferson Policy Journal 7.12.12
Overtaxed Marylanders Flee to Virginia
http://www.jeffersonpolicyjournal.com/?p=2544
Washington D.C.
Washington Free Beacon 7.09.12
Marylander’s Flee O’Malley’s Taxes
http://freebeacon.com/marylanders-flee-omalleys-taxes/
Michigan
Dennis Tubbergen blog 7.12.12
Tax the Rich and they Move?
http://www.dennistubbergen.com/index.php/archives/2430
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O’Malley Admits to Falsifying Data on State Website

Following Governor Martin O’Malley’s misstatement of key statistics
measuring Maryland’s tax burden, Change Maryland acknowledged the
Washington D.C.-based Tax Foundation’s critical role in clarifying the
issue.
“In this economy, with people struggling to make ends meet, the last
thing we need right now is false information from our elected
officials about Maryland’s tax burden,” said Change Maryland
Chairman Larry Hogan. “Fortunately, someone was paying attention, and
I applaud their diligence in helping Governor O’Malley arrive at the
truth.”
The Tax Foundation noted that the O’Malley Administration eliminated
Delaware in a comparison of sales tax burdens because the state has no
sales tax. Virginia’s sales tax burden was misstated in an attempt to
make Maryland look more competitive.
The admission of error came as a direct result of a Tax Foundation
criticism of O’Malley’s blog post in which he personally attacked
Change Maryland and it’s members. The attack came as a result of
unexpected media attention in the wake of Change Maryland’s report of
tax filers moving to other states.
“Maryland’s tax system is not a competitive one, so I can understand
the pressure O’Malley is under to show that it’s somehow not that
bad,” said Tax Foundation Vice President for State Projects Joseph
Henchman. “We’re still critical of his approach of picking a few data
points while missing the overall picture, but it crossed the line when
his office put out wrong data on other states’ tax rates.”
“We take a lot of pride in giving accurate information,” said Tax
Foundation economist Scott Drenkard to the Washington Times, which
reported that O’Malley spokesman Raquel Guillory “admitted that the
blog post had been incorrect on Virginia.”
Similarly, Delaware was later added to the comparison.
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Change Maryland Responds to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s Political Attack

Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan appeared on WBAL’s “C-4″ show this afternoon to discuss the organization’s study on tax flight and the Governor’s response yesterday.
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Change Maryland Releases County-by-County Analysis of Tax Base

Annapolis – Change Maryland released today an analysis of how the state’s 24
jurisdictions are performing in a key metric of their ability to
provide essential government services, improve quality of life and
maintain fiscal responsibility – the rise or fall of the tax base.
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Maryland Spending Growth Highest in Region

Annapolis, MD – A report issued yesterday underscores again dramatic spending growth in Maryland, where the budget has increased more than any other state on the eastern seaboard and the mid-Atlantic region. Nationally, the rate of growth is higher than all but five other states, according to the non-partisan National Governor’s Association which compares state general fund budgets from fiscal years 2011 to 2013.
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Change Maryland Drives National Messaging on O’Malley’s Record

Annapolis, MD – As Governor Martin O’Malley diverts attention from Maryland again to focus on personal political ambitions, national media platforms are delivering Change Maryland’s message of the problems massive tax increases have had on job growth here at home.O’Malley is headed to Wisconsin today to campaign for the recall effort of Gov. Scott Walker.
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Maryland Taxes Spark Largest Exodus of Any State in Region

Annapolis, MD – Maryland accounted for the largest migration exodus of any
state in the region between 2007 and 2010, with a net migration resulting in
nearly 31,000 residents having left the state. Where did most of them go?
Virginia. Virginia is now home to 11,455 former Marylanders, taking $390
million from the tax rolls during this three-year period.
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