MoCo council progress! 25,000 fewer jobs in MoCo now than before the pandemic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they use that money to increase salaries for police officers and teachers? Having safer communities and better schools helps everyone!

They literally increase police and teacher salaries every year. Compensation is by far the largest part of the budget and has been increasing much faster than revenue, which is a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they use that money to increase salaries for police officers and teachers? Having safer communities and better schools helps everyone!

They literally increase police and teacher salaries every year. Compensation is by far the largest part of the budget and has been increasing much faster than revenue, which is a problem.

Shh don’t burst their sanctimonious bubble with inconvenient facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good job MoCo council: https://www.mymcmedia.org/25000-fewer-jobs-located-in-county-than-before-pandemic/


Keep raising those taxes, letting crime go unpunished, and enacting jobs killing initiatives. This keeps working wonders for the county over the last 20 years.


The council’s response to this economic disaster is a joke:

More than a month ago, Friedson proposed a $20 million job creation package, which has the support of the majority on council. Nicknamed the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) Initiative, it is designed to create up to 1,000 jobs, especially in equity focused areas along the I270 and Route 29 corridors and eastern downcounty.

it includes a $10 million job creation fund that gives employers $10,000 for new jobs created that include a salary of at least $100,000. The employer would get $12,000 per job if the job is located in an equity focus area.

Clearly this systemic problem can be addressed through equity initiatives (lol) rather than getting rid of progressive garbage and red tape that suffocates businesss and removes all incentives from even opening up or staying open in MoCo in the first place. But at least the county seems to have a steady stream of new bubble tea making jobs every week. I’m sure those jobs pay enough salary to pay for all of MoCo’s insane ideas and all of the teacher’s unions that blackmail taxpayers for never ending tax hikes.


County is in decline, the numbers prove it, and all MoCo does is get poorer. It is snowballing.

Only in Montgomery County does the sole “pro business” Councilmember think that the normal way to create jobs is for the government to pay private sector companies.

God forbid they would consider making the county more business friendly by focusing on the enabling environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-rely-the-most-on-federal-aid/ Maryland is not among the biggest takers, by any metric.

They're referring to the fact that MD relies a ton on govt jobs, and grants going to all sorts of 'community activist' orgs that employ people. If the govt divested away from the DMV MD, and especially MoCo, would be absolutely T boned.

This is an absurd hypothetical. Maryland evolved the way it did due to its proximity to the government. If not, it would rely on some other industry. You can’t assume no other industry would substitute Maryland’s workforce

And yet we can look across the river at Virginia and see a counter example of a place that used the government as a stepping stone to diversify their economy.

[Anonymous]

More MoCo jobs (and Maryland ones) leaving the State.

Rockville-based Emergent BioSolutions is eliminating 300 jobs and will not fill 85 current job openings....

Emergent BioSolutions manufactures and sells over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan, and supplies government stockpiles with vaccines. The company says its latest reorganization would focus the company on its core products business, including Narcan and its anthrax vaccine.

Last quarter, it was awarded a procurement contract valued at up to $235.8 million to supply its anthrax vaccine, BioThrax, to the U.S. Department of Defense.

As part of its restructuring, Emergent is shutting down its Baltimore-Bayview drug manufacturing facility and its drug product facility in Rockville. It said it will concentrate manufacturing operations at sites in Winnipeg, Canada, and Lansing, Michigan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More MoCo jobs (and Maryland ones) leaving the State.

Rockville-based Emergent BioSolutions is eliminating 300 jobs and will not fill 85 current job openings....

Emergent BioSolutions manufactures and sells over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan, and supplies government stockpiles with vaccines. The company says its latest reorganization would focus the company on its core products business, including Narcan and its anthrax vaccine.

Last quarter, it was awarded a procurement contract valued at up to $235.8 million to supply its anthrax vaccine, BioThrax, to the U.S. Department of Defense.

As part of its restructuring, Emergent is shutting down its Baltimore-Bayview drug manufacturing facility and its drug product facility in Rockville. It said it will concentrate manufacturing operations at sites in Winnipeg, Canada, and Lansing, Michigan.

This one is on Wes Moore, not the MC Council for once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want jobs in MoCo. Jobs are in the city. MoCo should be mostly residential

I think was meant to troll but it’s a pretty accurate characterization of the county’s planning and economic growth strategies.

Pretty much. The jobs and economic growth strategy of the pro-growth candidate in the last County Executive race was to increase the amount of affordable rental housing and restaurant jobs. Oh and more breweries. That’s it. He had nothing else to say about economic growth except that somehow more affordable rental units, restaurants and breweries would grow the economy. There’s a reason he came in a distant third.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they use that money to increase salaries for police officers and teachers? Having safer communities and better schools helps everyone!

They literally increase police and teacher salaries every year. Compensation is by far the largest part of the budget and has been increasing much faster than revenue, which is a problem.

Police salaries 2 years ago were the lowest in the region. The salary increases have merely taken MCPD to the middle of the pack.

And they still can’t get people to want to work for MoCo, and so they still face major shortages

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good job MoCo council: https://www.mymcmedia.org/25000-fewer-jobs-located-in-county-than-before-pandemic/


Keep raising those taxes, letting crime go unpunished, and enacting jobs killing initiatives. This keeps working wonders for the county over the last 20 years.


The council’s response to this economic disaster is a joke:

More than a month ago, Friedson proposed a $20 million job creation package, which has the support of the majority on council. Nicknamed the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) Initiative, it is designed to create up to 1,000 jobs, especially in equity focused areas along the I270 and Route 29 corridors and eastern downcounty.

it includes a $10 million job creation fund that gives employers $10,000 for new jobs created that include a salary of at least $100,000. The employer would get $12,000 per job if the job is located in an equity focus area.

Clearly this systemic problem can be addressed through equity initiatives (lol) rather than getting rid of progressive garbage and red tape that suffocates businesss and removes all incentives from even opening up or staying open in MoCo in the first place. But at least the county seems to have a steady stream of new bubble tea making jobs every week. I’m sure those jobs pay enough salary to pay for all of MoCo’s insane ideas and all of the teacher’s unions that blackmail taxpayers for never ending tax hikes.


County is in decline, the numbers prove it, and all MoCo does is get poorer. It is snowballing.

Only in Montgomery County does the sole “pro business” Councilmember think that the normal way to create jobs is for the government to pay private sector companies.

God forbid they would consider making the county more business friendly by focusing on the enabling environment.

Friedson wants to be Governor someday. His entire career is about ideally positioning himself for this, rather than trying to do what's actually best for the county. I had high hopes for him, but have been greatly disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good job MoCo council: https://www.mymcmedia.org/25000-fewer-jobs-located-in-county-than-before-pandemic/


Keep raising those taxes, letting crime go unpunished, and enacting jobs killing initiatives. This keeps working wonders for the county over the last 20 years.


The council’s response to this economic disaster is a joke:

More than a month ago, Friedson proposed a $20 million job creation package, which has the support of the majority on council. Nicknamed the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) Initiative, it is designed to create up to 1,000 jobs, especially in equity focused areas along the I270 and Route 29 corridors and eastern downcounty.

it includes a $10 million job creation fund that gives employers $10,000 for new jobs created that include a salary of at least $100,000. The employer would get $12,000 per job if the job is located in an equity focus area.

Clearly this systemic problem can be addressed through equity initiatives (lol) rather than getting rid of progressive garbage and red tape that suffocates businesss and removes all incentives from even opening up or staying open in MoCo in the first place. But at least the county seems to have a steady stream of new bubble tea making jobs every week. I’m sure those jobs pay enough salary to pay for all of MoCo’s insane ideas and all of the teacher’s unions that blackmail taxpayers for never ending tax hikes.


County is in decline, the numbers prove it, and all MoCo does is get poorer. It is snowballing.

OK, that's the dumbest jobs creation concept I have ever seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t they use that money to increase salaries for police officers and teachers? Having safer communities and better schools helps everyone!

They literally increase police and teacher salaries every year. Compensation is by far the largest part of the budget and has been increasing much faster than revenue, which is a problem.

Police salaries 2 years ago were the lowest in the region. The salary increases have merely taken MCPD to the middle of the pack.

And they still can’t get people to want to work for MoCo, and so they still face major shortages

It's rough being a high COL area that has no economic growth. Still subject to inflation but the tax base is not growing. So yeah that means salaries can't go up as much as folks would like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good job MoCo council: https://www.mymcmedia.org/25000-fewer-jobs-located-in-county-than-before-pandemic/


Keep raising those taxes, letting crime go unpunished, and enacting jobs killing initiatives. This keeps working wonders for the county over the last 20 years.


The council’s response to this economic disaster is a joke:

More than a month ago, Friedson proposed a $20 million job creation package, which has the support of the majority on council. Nicknamed the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) Initiative, it is designed to create up to 1,000 jobs, especially in equity focused areas along the I270 and Route 29 corridors and eastern downcounty.

it includes a $10 million job creation fund that gives employers $10,000 for new jobs created that include a salary of at least $100,000. The employer would get $12,000 per job if the job is located in an equity focus area.

Clearly this systemic problem can be addressed through equity initiatives (lol) rather than getting rid of progressive garbage and red tape that suffocates businesss and removes all incentives from even opening up or staying open in MoCo in the first place. But at least the county seems to have a steady stream of new bubble tea making jobs every week. I’m sure those jobs pay enough salary to pay for all of MoCo’s insane ideas and all of the teacher’s unions that blackmail taxpayers for never ending tax hikes.


County is in decline, the numbers prove it, and all MoCo does is get poorer. It is snowballing.

Only in Montgomery County does the sole “pro business” Councilmember think that the normal way to create jobs is for the government to pay private sector companies.

God forbid they would consider making the county more business friendly by focusing on the enabling environment.

Friedson wants to be Governor someday. His entire career is about ideally positioning himself for this, rather than trying to do what's actually best for the county. I had high hopes for him, but have been greatly disappointed.

I’ve also been disappointed. He talks a good game on budget and business but has been consistently outmaneuvered by Elrich and Madaleno and made the mistake of aligning very closely with Riemer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good job MoCo council: https://www.mymcmedia.org/25000-fewer-jobs-located-in-county-than-before-pandemic/


Keep raising those taxes, letting crime go unpunished, and enacting jobs killing initiatives. This keeps working wonders for the county over the last 20 years.


The council’s response to this economic disaster is a joke:

More than a month ago, Friedson proposed a $20 million job creation package, which has the support of the majority on council. Nicknamed the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) Initiative, it is designed to create up to 1,000 jobs, especially in equity focused areas along the I270 and Route 29 corridors and eastern downcounty.

it includes a $10 million job creation fund that gives employers $10,000 for new jobs created that include a salary of at least $100,000. The employer would get $12,000 per job if the job is located in an equity focus area.

Clearly this systemic problem can be addressed through equity initiatives (lol) rather than getting rid of progressive garbage and red tape that suffocates businesss and removes all incentives from even opening up or staying open in MoCo in the first place. But at least the county seems to have a steady stream of new bubble tea making jobs every week. I’m sure those jobs pay enough salary to pay for all of MoCo’s insane ideas and all of the teacher’s unions that blackmail taxpayers for never ending tax hikes.


County is in decline, the numbers prove it, and all MoCo does is get poorer. It is snowballing.

Only in Montgomery County does the sole “pro business” Councilmember think that the normal way to create jobs is for the government to pay private sector companies.

God forbid they would consider making the county more business friendly by focusing on the enabling environment.

Friedson wants to be Governor someday. His entire career is about ideally positioning himself for this, rather than trying to do what's actually best for the county. I had high hopes for him, but have been greatly disappointed.

I’ve also been disappointed. He talks a good game on budget and business but has been consistently outmaneuvered by Elrich and Madaleno and made the mistake of aligning very closely with Riemer.

+1 key point he talks a good game but he is entirely useless when you call his office and look for your help. Seems like his entire career is looking for photo ops.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t most of this drop from retirees who are staying in place?

This was expected. The percentage of the retirees in the population will be over 20% soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good job MoCo council: https://www.mymcmedia.org/25000-fewer-jobs-located-in-county-than-before-pandemic/


Keep raising those taxes, letting crime go unpunished, and enacting jobs killing initiatives. This keeps working wonders for the county over the last 20 years.


The council’s response to this economic disaster is a joke:

More than a month ago, Friedson proposed a $20 million job creation package, which has the support of the majority on council. Nicknamed the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunities and Business Support) Initiative, it is designed to create up to 1,000 jobs, especially in equity focused areas along the I270 and Route 29 corridors and eastern downcounty.

it includes a $10 million job creation fund that gives employers $10,000 for new jobs created that include a salary of at least $100,000. The employer would get $12,000 per job if the job is located in an equity focus area.

Clearly this systemic problem can be addressed through equity initiatives (lol) rather than getting rid of progressive garbage and red tape that suffocates businesss and removes all incentives from even opening up or staying open in MoCo in the first place. But at least the county seems to have a steady stream of new bubble tea making jobs every week. I’m sure those jobs pay enough salary to pay for all of MoCo’s insane ideas and all of the teacher’s unions that blackmail taxpayers for never ending tax hikes.


County is in decline, the numbers prove it, and all MoCo does is get poorer. It is snowballing.

Only in Montgomery County does the sole “pro business” Councilmember think that the normal way to create jobs is for the government to pay private sector companies.

God forbid they would consider making the county more business friendly by focusing on the enabling environment.

Friedson wants to be Governor someday. His entire career is about ideally positioning himself for this, rather than trying to do what's actually best for the county. I had high hopes for him, but have been greatly disappointed.

I’ve also been disappointed. He talks a good game on budget and business but has been consistently outmaneuvered by Elrich and Madaleno and made the mistake of aligning very closely with Riemer.

+1 key point he talks a good game but he is entirely useless when you call his office and look for your help. Seems like his entire career is looking for photo ops.

Photo ops and getting donations from developers and real estate lawyers.