Blog Wesley Tharpe Job Growth Improving, Yet Still Too Slow to Make Up Lost Ground October 30, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Posted by Wesley Tharpe It goes without saying that jobs and the economy are on everyone’s minds these days. With the massive impact of the Great Recession still being felt, Georgians are worried about their families and livelihood. People have a strong desire to understand how the economy affects them, but it can sometimes prove […] Read more » Economic Security jobs count jobs creation Safety Net Wesley Tharpe
Fact Sheets Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia’s Job Recovery Picking Up Steam, But Not Fast Enough for Struggling Families October 30, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Georgia’s Job Recovery Picking Up Steam, But Not Fast Enough for Struggling Families Though still not firing on all cylinders, Georgia’s economy has created jobs at a comparatively strong pace over the past few months, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Georgia’s rate of job growth has exceeded the national average over the past 12 months, and only 10states have grown faster over […] Read more » Economic Security Fact Sheet job creation jobs count Safety Net
Blog Budget and Taxes Timothy Sweeney Wesley Tharpe Hospital fee debate should focus on what’s best for Georgians, not the wishes of out-of-state interest groups October 1, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Written by Timothy Sweeney & Wesley Tharpe A national anti-tax group is starting a push here in Georgia to end an obscure but important fee on hospitals come January. If the new General Assembly goes along with it, Georgia will face a difficult choice: dramatically slash payments to doctors and other health care providers who […] Read more » State Taxes
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Georgia’s Revenue and Investment Fall to Nationwide Lows September 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe When it comes to investing in a prosperous future, Georgia has gone from the middle of the pack in 1989 to near the bottom today. That’s the conclusion of a new report by Georgia State University’s Fiscal Research Center that should be required reading for policymakers who take pride in slashing revenue and spending to […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts revenues State Budget State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia Still Recovering in Fits and Starts August 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia continues to gradually recover jobs lost during the Great Recession, according to recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Georgia kept pace with the national average in job growth over the past 12 month and created more jobs than all but six other states during the past three. While these are […] Read more » jobs count State of Working Georgia Wesley Tharpe
Blog Wesley Tharpe Sales Tax Holidays Are a Bum Deal for Georgians August 8, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Sales Tax Holidays Are a Bum Deal for Georgians Posted by Wesley Tharpe The thousands of Georgians who will head to shopping centers this weekend for the two-day sales tax holiday on back-to-school items will be getting much less than they bargained for. Despite all the media coverage of excited families stocking-up and elected officials patting themselves on the back for the politically popular […] Read more » Sales Tax Tax Holiday Wesley Tharpe
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Lack of investment in education and quality of life impede Georgia’s ability to attract new businesses July 26, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 3 Comments on Lack of investment in education and quality of life impede Georgia’s ability to attract new businesses Posted by Wesley Tharpe With the national economy continuing to sputter, states are wondering how best to attract new investment and create jobs. Governor Deal repeatedly states the goal of making Georgia the #1 place in the country – even the world – to do business, and state leaders emphasize lower taxes and slimmer government […] Read more » Economic Security investment Safety Net State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Blog Cash and Safety Net Wesley Tharpe Welcome Back to ’92, Working Georgians June 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Welcome Back to ’92, Working Georgians Posted by Wesley Tharpe The year was 1992. An exciting Braves squad was playing toward its second World Series; a young governor from Arkansas was campaigning for president; “Seinfeld” was becoming a Thursday night mainstay; and Boyz II Men was the #1 pop artist in the country. On the economic front, the nation was emerging […] Read more » Blog Economic Security Great Recession Safety Net Wesley Tharpe
Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain June 29, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain A look at job growth in Georgia finds the last few months have been the strongest stretch of growth since the start of the Great Recession in December 2007. Though job creation ticked above the national average over the past six months, Georgia was among the hardest hit states by the Great Recession and remains […] Read more » Fact Sheet Great Recession Jobs Wesley Tharpe
Author Budget and Taxes Library Reports Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2012 – Tax Bills Have High Short-Term Cost; Comprehensive Reform Still Needed May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe State leaders have already cut nearly $2 billion in spending since before the recession, a truly massive blow to the state’s economic health and Governor Deal has signed four bills into law that will create an approximately $85 million shortfall in the next two fiscal years. Although some of the policy changes enacted through the omnibus […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
