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

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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.

All those IT sweatshops in VA rely on the federal government. More government workers live in VA

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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.

The real tell on Friedson is that he has zero actual ideas. None. Subsidizing rent is not even a new idea, Leggett was doing it a decade ago.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

All those IT sweatshops in VA rely on the federal government. More government workers live in VA

Ah yes, Capital One Bank, that famous IT sweatshop, sucking at the governments teat.