December 19, 2025
Economics | Articles
Interview with Jerry Leeman: Today we bring you a story about a handful of fishermen rallying against a billion-dollar green industrial project, shady foreign corporations, and our own federal and state government. All are conspiring to generate a cash cow for…
Prior to this November’s elections many voter’s concerns were identified. Concerns include high property taxes, high taxes in general, drugs and crime, overdose deaths, lack of affordable housing, high electrical rates, a steep decline in Maine’s student’s standing,…
Concerns over the state of the economy loom large in Mainers’ minds, and there are significant partisan gaps when it comes to the state’s direction and approval of its elected officials, according to a new statewide survey. The Voice of Maine: Critical Insights on Maine Fall 2024 report, conducted by Digital Research, asked Mainers their
Maine’s September unemployment rate and labor force participation rate remained largely unchanged in comparison to recent months, according to the Maine Department of Labor’s (MDOL) Tuesday press release. For the fourth month in row, the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate has been calculated at 2.8 percent, while labor force participation came in at 60.1 percent. Seasonal
Maine homes are 7.53 percent more expensive than they were in August of 2023 — now reaching a median sale price of $400,000 — according to data from the Maine Association of Realtors. The number of homes sold has increased slightly since last year, rising 1.66 percent from 1,510 to 1,535. Although the available housing
Redfin.com lists $415,600 as the median sale price for a home In Maine, up 4.7% ($18,656) compared to last year. Home ownership is one gauge of the economic health of a country. The ability to buy a home is affected by average cost of homes, wages, interest rates,…
By: David Deschesne BRUNSWICK, Maine—Housing being built specifically for illegal immigrant “asylum seekers” is now coming online at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. The housing is intended only for illegal immigrants, not homeless Maine citizens or veterans….
Dear Editor: As Argentina’s new government administration moves to reverse a debilitating history of progressive socialism by means of populist policy changes, could America be headed in the opposite direction? Growing revelations of foreign exploitation of our open…
Question 3 asks Maine voters to endorse buying a “pig in a poke.”The subject electric-power distribution system is not for sale, the unknown price is a matter of speculation, the cost of future borrowing to support that outlay is conjectural, and such a problematic…
The New Deal, Great Society & Bidenomics by Michael Ozga Centrally planned economies are economic malfeasance. They are social welfare schemes predicated upon government intervention, excessive regulation, tax & spend mentality, inhibited growth, high…
The entire de facto financial system is nothing more than a private-central banking debt-based fiat-currency Ponzi scheme. The purpose of this conglomeration of vehicles is to siphon your lifeforce, sweat-equity (intellectual and physical labor energy) into the hands…
The natural state of mankind in this fallen realm is abject material poverty. Naked you came into this world, and you take nothing with you when you leave. Wealth and prosperity are the exception, not the norm. In recent generations, we have seen the rise of assembly…
As I peruse and lurk in the various outlets of news, forums, telegram threads, and online comment sections in my own cyber-sphere, I noticed that a number of people (presumably people) are still concerned about “The Debt Crisis” or “The National…
Governments and their instruments are instituted by people for the benefit of the populace, that benefit best being: To aid in protecting a man or woman’s unalienable rights to freedom, liberty, life, pursuit of happiness, and property. There seems to be a…
Not long ago, elections were won and lost by a simple question; are you better off than you were 4 years ago? Jimmy Carter lost in 1980 due to a bad economy, inflation, high oil prices, the hostage crisis, and no clear answers or a vision of how to proceed. It ushered…
The Maine Anchor recently had the opportunity to interview and film Jim LaBrecque, a Carbon Mitigation Specialist (CMS) and a well-known Energy advisor. He is a man passionate in his beliefs of conservation and low energy costs. On behalf of the rate payers, he is…
We are at a crossroads in our nation’s history and presented with two distinct choices: liberty or tyranny.
We either believe in American exceptionalism and the founding principle of self-governance or we choose a style of governance that centrally plans our very existence. Ben Franklin gave us a warning against apathy when he stated, “we have a Republic if we can keep it” following The Constitutional Convention. Ronald Reagan planted his flag when he asked, “if not us who, if not now when?”
Inflation is an economic concept that refers to the overall increase in prices of goods and services in an economy. It is usually measured as an annual percentage change. Inflation can be caused by various factors, including excess money supply, high government spending, and production bottlenecks.
May 17, 2022 When big things go bad, it is seldom the result of a single event. The 2008 recession was caused by more than just the banking shenanigans known as “subprime mortgages”. At the same time: The stock market was overvalued (remember the Fed Chair…
I read a severe critique of the United States nuclear power industry in the July 1 Lincoln County News. Unfortunately, our nuclear power industry is in decline as new construction has stopped and our reactors age. The US nuclear industry has an enviable safety record….
The Republican Party was formed as an anti-slavery party and has been the leader in civil rights since its inception. Under Lincoln, a Civil War was fought and won, slavery was ended, and the Republic saved. For a brief time, during Reconstruction (1865-1877), civil rights for freed slaves were enforced.
A March 21 article from the Pew Research Center titled, Public Trust in Government 1958 – 2021 Near Historic Lows stated only 2% trusted the government to do what was right “just about always” and 22% trusted the government to do what was right “most of the…
Little has changed after another year of global warming headlines. All of Maine’s record highs and most of the world’s Continental high temperature records remain unchanged. Maine’s record high temperature of 105°F set July 10, 1911, in North Bridgton, is now…
For years Maine has been at or near last place on Forbes “business friendly” list. We have been successful in claiming the top of the “oldest population list”. The two go hand in hand. It is not that we are ageing faster than the rest of the country it’s because our…
State run lotteries have been described as a special tax on those who do not understand probability. Another mantra used by government to justify increased spending is, “we will fund it with taxes on businesses”, a statement accepted by those who do not understand…
”It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” Henry Ford is most credited for these words, and here at The Maine Anchor, our research…