Roy Cooper and other advocates want you to believe Medicaid expansion will place no financial burden on North Carolinians Cooper’s own budget proposal, however, recommends using ... Keep Reading
Why corporate welfare is not only unfair, but bad for the economy
It’s easy to see the new projects rewarded by government handouts But what about the “unseen,” i.e. the foregone opportunities society is deprived of? When politics, and not ... Keep Reading
How North Carolina conservatives brought state debt under control
While the federal government continues to rack up massive debt, North Carolina state government has seen a trend of declining state debt After decades of rapidly building up ... Keep Reading
Why ‘pre-recession’ spending levels make for a dangerous goal
Progressives urge state budget writers to return NC to ‘pre-recession’ budget levels That represents, however, a decades-long high-water mark of unsustainable spending ... Keep Reading
NC doctors lack capacity to accommodate Medicaid expansion
83 Percent of NC doctors are at full capacity or already overextended 79 NC counties are designated as “primary health professional shortage areas” Medicaid expansion would ... Keep Reading
Why the NC Justice Center’s budget demands are so dangerous
The NC Justice Center recently declared that the N.C. House budget proposal “falls short of N.C.’s needs” But no amount of spending will ever satisfy the Justice Center Their ... Keep Reading
A state Earned Income Tax Credit: The idea that won’t die
Since its elimination at the end of 2013, North Carolina progressives have endlessly advocated to bring back a state version of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). North ... Keep Reading
The myth of uncompensated care savings in Medicaid expansion
63 percent of potential newly eligibles under Medicaid expansion in NC already have private insurance Shifting people from private insurance to Medicaid drives up insurance ... Keep Reading
Taxpayer-funded campaigns are the wrong solution to big money in politics
The scandal involving political mega-donor Greg Lindberg is given as a reason by progressives to reinstate taxpayer-funded political campaigns But this practice compels people ... Keep Reading
Five major flaws in NC Justice Center’s report supporting the ‘Fight for $15’
The “Fight for $15” is nothing more than compulsory unemployment for the low-skilled Advocates, including the NC Justice Center, ignore common sense and basic economics Minimum ... Keep Reading
