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Robert Reich writes that as long as jobs and wages are stagnant, we shouldn't believe the hype about an economic recovery. - Favorable real estate and consumer confidence indicators show U.S. economic recovery has legs — if Congress doesn't cut them off
- Maryland employers cut 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.
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- With the additional 25-plus taxes Marylanders have been subjected to by this administration, the gas tax with the automatic tax accelerator one will hurt the most. The automatic tax accelerator will eliminate any action from the legislature which will absolve its responsibility in the future
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- The debate over the sequestration cuts obscures the real drivers of our slow growth and ballooning public debt.
- Moody's promise to drop Maryland's AAA-status if it downgrades the federal government is frustrating but may not mean much.
- Maryland lags behind 19 states and the District of Columbia that have raised the minimum wage above the $7.25 federal hourly standard
- Jonah Goldberg says if you think the GOP is the problem, you're not really a conservative
- Robert Reich says the conflict in Washington is not over deficits but the size of government
- Maryland's economy took a U-turn in November, shedding 3,100 jobs, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday.
- Republicans won't be the only ones blamed if we go over the fiscal cliff
- 'Fiscal cliff' would be especially painful for state's defense-related businesses
- The wealthy are not necessarily in the business of expanding employment; the economy's problem is on the consumer side
- The latest unemployment rate conspiracy theory rests on some bogus claims about data from California.
- President Obama has failed to revive the economy, and Howard County liberals should stop defending him
- The economy is sliding backward, not moving forward
- Maryland was one of just six states to experience a decline in powerboat sales in 2011 even as the industry enjoyed its first sales increase since 2006.
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- Even as Democrats build their case for an Obama second term, they struggle with the 'better off' question that actually plays to their strengths
- Romney needs to demonstrate to voters that he's not just Bush 2.0.
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- 'Genuine Progress Indicator' takes more factors into account than GDP
- Expect crowds, packed elbow-to-elbow, at popular Ravens fan hangouts in Baltimore
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- Early surveys show that shoppers packed stores and spent money in record numbers on Black Friday in what analysts call a hopeful sign for the U.S economy after months of up-and-down consumer spending.
- Far from a Ponzi scheme, Social Security is mostly healthy except for two recent developments.
- U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast in July and wages climbed.
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- A reader complains Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen didn't bother to read the Cut, Cap and Balance bill all the way through before deciding to oppose it
- Jonah Goldberg says the Gipper succeeded in adverse times, but the analogy won't work for the current president
- Harsh cuts, short time frame for progress could lead to backlash with serious consequences for EU's future
