You literally make things up out of thin air too. Daily. Like this dumb read.
Let's go over some of your things:
The Bottom Line:
This isn’t about nonprofits:
Nonprofits all across this great country have been caught scamming our tax dollars. Reports come out daily showing the scams. Billions in "we the people's money". Every single person should care and be upset.
This isn’t about fiscal oversight:
You are correct here. As there is no damn oversight. There needs to be. Period. Every dame penny should be accounted for. I have monies that I have from the State of Maryland and Prince George's County. Every single penny better show or I'm in trouble. But billions of money spent by these same "oversight" folks comes up missing and you don't bat an eye, even call it fake.
This isn’t about accountability:
It 100% is and should be about accountability. If I'm held accountable for less than $100,000 a year, they need to be held accountable for every penny they spend.
This is about narrative warfare:
Where in the world do you live? Name one damn Republican Media Ecosystem in Maryland. Every damn news outlet in Maryland is a leftist leaning platform. Every single one. Conservatives only have podcasts. That is all. They've had to invent alternative media sources, because the left has bought and paid for the TV, Radio and Newspapers.
Are you actually mad that someone is looking into corruption? I mean you don't have to look far. In fact, if you'd like to do some research with me, I'd be more than happy to take you down the rabbit hole. Just reach out to me and be sincere. The people of this once great state deserve to know what is happening with our money. Especially since they continue to take more and Moore of it.
When they criticize the comptroller's office for not investigating non-profits, it's a bogus charge. The comptroller's office is created by the Maryland Constitution with specific rights and duties and prerogatives. It is not the investigatory body for the entire State. It is primarily there to collect revenue and send out the checks. It doesn't decide what revenue to collect. That's up to the legislature and the governor. It doesn't decide who to spend money on and who to send checks to. That's the agencies of Maryland, the governor's office and the Board of Public Works.
So you think or at least Republicans have been claiming that the Comptroller has had fault for not investigating non-profits when it's not her job. That job belongs to Anthony Brown, the Attorney General of Maryland specifically in the charities and legal services that is a part of the Attorney general's office. But you don't know much about Maryland and you don't know much about the government and you don't know much about how it works. So in some silly ass Republican starts announcing that Brook's at fault for not investigating the non-profits. It's ridiculous. Now if you want to suggest that. Anthony Brown is not investigating non-profits closely enough. Well that's another story. But I doubt you'll understand this. So I hope the people who read your accusations against me will realize that you're dumber than wallpaper.
No but is her job to do something about the methods the state uses to measure revenue.
The Comptroller’s office uses a set of homegrown tax codes (Primary Business) to calculate tourism revenue - tax codes embedded in TPA2008 - a nearly two decade old statute passed before the first iPhone App Store launched.
The codes are heavily weighted to hotel tax revenue. And guess who wins that funding gravy train? That’s right. The five counties in Maryland that receive all the capital investment and infrastructure.
TPA2008 and the PFA statute from 1997 are significant reasons the state is now in persistent budget shortfalls: no investment in 18 of 23 counties over decades. Now the state is scrambling.
Here again, you are disingenuous. Why didn't write the story and explain what you just wrote to me? That they should be looking at Anthony Brown and not the comptroller's office.
Instead you needed to feed your ego and pulled the ole, "they said something that is incorrect, so everything they say is wrong and stupid"
This is why no one can take the leftist media seriously.
I know you don't believe that there is no corruption, you just don't want it to be found.
If you truly want to help the citizens of Maryland, look into the accusations and either prove there is no corruption or find that there truly is. That would be a way to be taken seriously by both sides.
If you'd like the help, I can point you in the proper direction to get started. I deal with corrupt democrats daily.
People that read my accusations will find that I have merit in what I say. Nothing I said is "dumber than wallpaper". And if anyone questions what I have to say, please reach out to me as well, and I'll take you on a corruption tour.
Clearly I hit a nerve. All I'm asking is for you to do better for all people of Maryland.
BTW, I do enjoy reading your articles. But, when I feel you're wrong, I'm going to say so.
The state government exists to serve itself - protect government jobs and government paychecks - it’s a self licking ice cream cone lol 😝
The nonprofit industrial complex and quasi government bodies like the Rural Maryland Council and TEDCO take public money and parse it out to preferred actors or by proxy - agricuiture sits at the bottom of the barrel.
Thanks Tracy, that was a good read. I enjoyed that article. We're covering a lot of the same material. There have been rumors for years that during the worst of the Mike and Mike era, the Mike Miller and Mike Busch era when they ran state government they would create those public private entities and take areas of state government and put it into a public-private company as a way to reward their friends. Now I'm not saying that the ones you mentioned are in that category but I think would be worth taking a serious look at. They knew that if they could create a public private entity they could create abilities for their friends to make six-figure incomes. I'll see what I can do about looking at this in more detail and I'll see if I can find anything. I've been looking at the case involving Senator Tommy Bromwell and I think that may figure in. He ran against Mike Miller for Senate President and lost and then to get rid of him as a threat. Mike created a public-private company and put Tommy in charge so Tommy left the Senate for a six-figure income. But then he managed to get himself indicted and end up going to prison if I remember the story correctly.
I’ve done more research on why the state struggles with economic development and disinvests in 18 “rural” counties.
This started in 1997 with the PFA Smart Growth statute. It wasn’t just a statute to manage sprawl - statute tied to capital investment within the two beltway corridors and the five counties that sit inside them. No sewer hookup? No investment.
What THAT set up was the nonprofit industrial complex and programs that “support” the other 18 counties.
The RMC “resilience” narrative is heinous. Read this shit from Rural Summit in November:
ANNAPOLIS, MD – All too often, when rural communities are brought up in conversation, it is in the context of politics and voting, land use, and the plight of the family farmer.
While these are all valid themes that play out every day in rural communities throughout Maryland and the United States, rural communities are also often places of resilience, economic development, and innovation.
So, what makes rural communities so resilient and innovative despite their many challenges? “Innovation is fueled by challenges,” says Charlotte Davis, Executive Director of the Rural Maryland Council (RMC).“
Our farmers and other rural stakeholders typically have fewer resources than their suburban and urban counterparts and are sometimes at odds with public policy. They simply have to find different ways to tackle challenges to survive,” she adds.
They have “fewer resources” because the state refuses to provide capital investment in three regions.
The PFA statute assures that,
But the state is starting to break - the digital revolution fuels the economy now. Maryland found that the hard way when COVID hit. The state had no broadband infrastructure. It took a virus from China to get the state to join the 21st century.
Harry Coker took heat in the Commerce Department budget hearings two weeks ago.
He mentioned a more “regional” approach was needed. Paul Corderman and Jack Bailey representing western and southern Maryland had some pointed commentary.
It won’t have any affect until the PFA and TPA2008 statutes are sunset.
You literally make things up out of thin air too. Daily. Like this dumb read.
Let's go over some of your things:
The Bottom Line:
This isn’t about nonprofits:
Nonprofits all across this great country have been caught scamming our tax dollars. Reports come out daily showing the scams. Billions in "we the people's money". Every single person should care and be upset.
This isn’t about fiscal oversight:
You are correct here. As there is no damn oversight. There needs to be. Period. Every dame penny should be accounted for. I have monies that I have from the State of Maryland and Prince George's County. Every single penny better show or I'm in trouble. But billions of money spent by these same "oversight" folks comes up missing and you don't bat an eye, even call it fake.
This isn’t about accountability:
It 100% is and should be about accountability. If I'm held accountable for less than $100,000 a year, they need to be held accountable for every penny they spend.
This is about narrative warfare:
Where in the world do you live? Name one damn Republican Media Ecosystem in Maryland. Every damn news outlet in Maryland is a leftist leaning platform. Every single one. Conservatives only have podcasts. That is all. They've had to invent alternative media sources, because the left has bought and paid for the TV, Radio and Newspapers.
Are you actually mad that someone is looking into corruption? I mean you don't have to look far. In fact, if you'd like to do some research with me, I'd be more than happy to take you down the rabbit hole. Just reach out to me and be sincere. The people of this once great state deserve to know what is happening with our money. Especially since they continue to take more and Moore of it.
When they criticize the comptroller's office for not investigating non-profits, it's a bogus charge. The comptroller's office is created by the Maryland Constitution with specific rights and duties and prerogatives. It is not the investigatory body for the entire State. It is primarily there to collect revenue and send out the checks. It doesn't decide what revenue to collect. That's up to the legislature and the governor. It doesn't decide who to spend money on and who to send checks to. That's the agencies of Maryland, the governor's office and the Board of Public Works.
So you think or at least Republicans have been claiming that the Comptroller has had fault for not investigating non-profits when it's not her job. That job belongs to Anthony Brown, the Attorney General of Maryland specifically in the charities and legal services that is a part of the Attorney general's office. But you don't know much about Maryland and you don't know much about the government and you don't know much about how it works. So in some silly ass Republican starts announcing that Brook's at fault for not investigating the non-profits. It's ridiculous. Now if you want to suggest that. Anthony Brown is not investigating non-profits closely enough. Well that's another story. But I doubt you'll understand this. So I hope the people who read your accusations against me will realize that you're dumber than wallpaper.
No but is her job to do something about the methods the state uses to measure revenue.
The Comptroller’s office uses a set of homegrown tax codes (Primary Business) to calculate tourism revenue - tax codes embedded in TPA2008 - a nearly two decade old statute passed before the first iPhone App Store launched.
The codes are heavily weighted to hotel tax revenue. And guess who wins that funding gravy train? That’s right. The five counties in Maryland that receive all the capital investment and infrastructure.
TPA2008 and the PFA statute from 1997 are significant reasons the state is now in persistent budget shortfalls: no investment in 18 of 23 counties over decades. Now the state is scrambling.
Here again, you are disingenuous. Why didn't write the story and explain what you just wrote to me? That they should be looking at Anthony Brown and not the comptroller's office.
Instead you needed to feed your ego and pulled the ole, "they said something that is incorrect, so everything they say is wrong and stupid"
This is why no one can take the leftist media seriously.
I know you don't believe that there is no corruption, you just don't want it to be found.
If you truly want to help the citizens of Maryland, look into the accusations and either prove there is no corruption or find that there truly is. That would be a way to be taken seriously by both sides.
If you'd like the help, I can point you in the proper direction to get started. I deal with corrupt democrats daily.
People that read my accusations will find that I have merit in what I say. Nothing I said is "dumber than wallpaper". And if anyone questions what I have to say, please reach out to me as well, and I'll take you on a corruption tour.
Clearly I hit a nerve. All I'm asking is for you to do better for all people of Maryland.
BTW, I do enjoy reading your articles. But, when I feel you're wrong, I'm going to say so.
Have you read David Reel’s op ed?
https://talbotspy.org/2025/07/28/transparency-and-accountability-on-state-funds-sent-to-maryland-nonprofits-by-david-reel/
The state government exists to serve itself - protect government jobs and government paychecks - it’s a self licking ice cream cone lol 😝
The nonprofit industrial complex and quasi government bodies like the Rural Maryland Council and TEDCO take public money and parse it out to preferred actors or by proxy - agricuiture sits at the bottom of the barrel.
I would love any data or links or further dialog.
Thanks Tracy, that was a good read. I enjoyed that article. We're covering a lot of the same material. There have been rumors for years that during the worst of the Mike and Mike era, the Mike Miller and Mike Busch era when they ran state government they would create those public private entities and take areas of state government and put it into a public-private company as a way to reward their friends. Now I'm not saying that the ones you mentioned are in that category but I think would be worth taking a serious look at. They knew that if they could create a public private entity they could create abilities for their friends to make six-figure incomes. I'll see what I can do about looking at this in more detail and I'll see if I can find anything. I've been looking at the case involving Senator Tommy Bromwell and I think that may figure in. He ran against Mike Miller for Senate President and lost and then to get rid of him as a threat. Mike created a public-private company and put Tommy in charge so Tommy left the Senate for a six-figure income. But then he managed to get himself indicted and end up going to prison if I remember the story correctly.
I’ve done more research on why the state struggles with economic development and disinvests in 18 “rural” counties.
This started in 1997 with the PFA Smart Growth statute. It wasn’t just a statute to manage sprawl - statute tied to capital investment within the two beltway corridors and the five counties that sit inside them. No sewer hookup? No investment.
What THAT set up was the nonprofit industrial complex and programs that “support” the other 18 counties.
The RMC “resilience” narrative is heinous. Read this shit from Rural Summit in November:
ANNAPOLIS, MD – All too often, when rural communities are brought up in conversation, it is in the context of politics and voting, land use, and the plight of the family farmer.
While these are all valid themes that play out every day in rural communities throughout Maryland and the United States, rural communities are also often places of resilience, economic development, and innovation.
So, what makes rural communities so resilient and innovative despite their many challenges? “Innovation is fueled by challenges,” says Charlotte Davis, Executive Director of the Rural Maryland Council (RMC).“
Our farmers and other rural stakeholders typically have fewer resources than their suburban and urban counterparts and are sometimes at odds with public policy. They simply have to find different ways to tackle challenges to survive,” she adds.
They have “fewer resources” because the state refuses to provide capital investment in three regions.
The PFA statute assures that,
But the state is starting to break - the digital revolution fuels the economy now. Maryland found that the hard way when COVID hit. The state had no broadband infrastructure. It took a virus from China to get the state to join the 21st century.
Harry Coker took heat in the Commerce Department budget hearings two weeks ago.
He mentioned a more “regional” approach was needed. Paul Corderman and Jack Bailey representing western and southern Maryland had some pointed commentary.
It won’t have any affect until the PFA and TPA2008 statutes are sunset.