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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]His policies will continue to discourage job creation in MD, especially relative to VA and DC.  Lack of jobs will reduces the county's tax base and hurts property values, which itself reduces tax revenues.

To continue with the current level of county spending, never mind all the new things Elrich wants, would require increases in tax rates to make up for the above.  And that, in return, will lead some of the wealthier county residents to move to VA or DC to avoid the higher tax burden in MoCo/MD.  While it is tempting to say good riddens and don't let the door hit your rear on the way out, if we lose wealthier residents we lose the tax revenue needed to fund all the things the county wants to provide

A death spiral is too dramatic, but if MoCo doesn't keep itself at least nominally competitive with the surrounding areas, it isn't going to be good for county residents -- rich or poor.  And the poor will probably suffer more because they can less easily just move across state lines.
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Good sounding answer to my question. (I’m OP). But what are these policies that will prevent job creation? Specifically? Where is Floreen different?[/quote]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nancy-floreen-for-montgomery-county-executive/2018/09/29/c081ed74-c1be-11e8-a1f0-a4051b6ad114_story.html?utm_term=.990368d4ee86 [/quote]

Oh I read that, and this is why I'm asking the question. I attended a forum and it sounds like he stands for the opposite of what's being said. He said something about incubator programs and getting rid of unnecessary regulations on small businesses. This doesn't sound anti-business. He also said he would avoid raising property taxes. And someone asked him to clarify the ethnic cleansing comment and he said it meant the Planning board would upzone property around the Purple Line and force current residents, mostly immigrants to leave. Not that the actual rail was ethnic cleansing. He also said he didn't plan on introducing rent control.
To be honest I haven't trusted the Washington Post editorial board since it favored the Iraq war. The straight reporting is excellent, but the editorials are corporate and neoconservative slanted. Not liking Trump doesn't mean that they are liberal. It just means they aren't idiots.
Anyways, I genuinely ask for specifics because everything that people seem to hate about Elrich on here seems to be the opposite of what he is actually proposing. Is there a reason why I should trust secondary opinions over the primary source?[/quote]

Check out his voting record- if you agree with how he’s voted, then vote for him. If you find it a bit uneasy that he was the line dissenter on a lot of votes, then take that into consideration. Do you want a county exec that sticks to his principles no-matter-what or one that is willing to compromise and work well with others?  Not the biggest Floreen fan but I thought there were better choices in the primary.  The field was just too crowded and he drew the progressive vote while the moderates were split.[/quote]

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