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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s fairly clear to me that Elrich and his supporters are now trying to sell him as a moderate. I’ve lived in Takoma Park too long to buy that.

I want businesses to locate here. I want younger people to want to move here. I want the tax base to increase. I want a county executive who will be able to work with other leaders, not alienate them. Elrich is not the right person. [/quote]

Yeah, this

Elrich built his career by being on the far left and building up an anti business reputation. Good enough for council but not moderate enough for county exec[/quote]

Yeah - all of the business owners are anti Elrich because they are afraid of a $15 minimum wage. It’s that simple. Businesses will always be here because there’s a lot of money here, they just want more for themselves. Too bad - buck up!! 
Even amazon is bowing to political pressure and is offering their lowest level workers higher wages. You shouldn’t be working full time and still need food stamps , utility assistance and Medicaid. That’s called businesses living off the dole![/quote]

When one county tells businesses "too bad!" and the counties next door tell businesses "how can we help?" you're gonna get some problems[/quote]

Big businesses like Amazon aren't really afraid of the $15 minimum wage. But, as PP noted, when you have neighboring counties with a similar work force, and one has a lower corporate tax rate - 6% vs 8.25%, it's obvious where businesses will decide to grow.  But corporate state taxes are a state issue, not county issue.  I don't think MoCo has a separate county corporate tax.. does it?

Small businesses however would be impacted by a higher minimum wage, but it is also true that if you care about people but also want them off welfare, you have to pay a living wage.[/quote]

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