Leftist analysis of tax cuts are inadequate and miss the mark Tax rates do matter – just ask the solar and Hollywood film production lobbyists Government apologists use ... Keep Reading
Lowest-Income Households Pay Smaller Share of State Income Taxes After Reforms
In spite of the critics’ claims, the wealthiest North Carolinians shouldered a larger share of the state income tax liability following the 2013 tax reforms The lowest-income ... Keep Reading
Senate Budget Plan Includes Major Tax Cut, Spending Growth Rate Half of Cooper’s Plan
The North Carolina Senate’s budget plan would increase state spending at half the rate proposed by Gov. Roy Cooper and include a tax cut package projected to save taxpayers $1 ... Keep Reading
America’s Other Democracy
Political democracy imposes the will of the “winners” onto the “losers” “Market democracy” involves voluntary, mutually beneficial relationships The market democracy involves ... Keep Reading
High Taxes, Welfare State Can Waste ‘Investments’ in Human Capital
NOTE: A similar version of this article appeared in the Charlotte Observer. Human capital is a key component in a society’s ability to lift living standards But proper ... Keep Reading
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Cooper’s First Budget
· Cooper’s first budget plan raises spending $1.1 billion over this year, which would be double the state budget of just 20 years ago · Some good provisions in the budget ... Keep Reading
Six Reasons People Won’t Use Triangle Light Rail
Light rail is far more expensive than other more efficient transportation options Very few Americans use public transit, especially light rail, requiring massive taxpayer ... Keep Reading
N&O Article Tries to Deny NC’s Economic Growth, Fails Miserably
Tuesday’s edition of the Raleigh News & Observer included a fact-free editorial by a staffer of the George Soros-funded Budget & Tax Center – a project of the NC Justice ... Keep Reading
NC’s Economy Continues Its Hot Streak
North Carolina's economy has experienced ten consecutive quarters of per capita income growth equal to or greater than the national average, the best stretch in 20 years Even ... Keep Reading
FY 2016-17 State Budget Limits Spending Growth, Cuts Taxes, Raises Teacher Pay
North Carolina’s 2016-17 state budget responsibly limited the growth rate of state spending, wisely padded the state’s Rainy Day Fund, cut taxes further and continued one of the ... Keep Reading
