SEANC leader paints unfunded liabilities fix as “not difficult” But massive liabilities have every NC family of four on the hook for $16k Fully funding these liabilities ... Keep Reading
Fiscal Policy
Lowering the Tax Cap is a Step in the Right Direction
--Leah Byers This November, North Carolina voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to lower the state’s cap on income taxes to 7 percent from its current level of 10 ... Keep Reading
Can Government Be Run ‘Like a Business’?
Business and bureaucratic management bear no resemblance to each other Bureaucrats must be loyal to rigid decrees from above, while business management has discretion over how ... Keep Reading
Why Central Planners Want You to Think of the Economy as an Engine
The economy is a complex process of mutual cooperation and adjustment, not a designed “tool” or entity with a will of its own Intricate patterns of production and exchange ... Keep Reading
Why the Lower Tax Cap Amendment is Good for North Carolina
In a newly released Civitas poll, 66 percent of North Carolinians support a constitutional amendment to cap the state income tax rate at 5.5 percent, compared to only 13 percent ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper’s History of Supporting Tax Hikes
Governor Cooper’s recent budget vetoes should come as no surprise given his history of tax increases, massive spending, and budget gimmicks. North Carolina has seen the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Responds to Governor Cooper’s Budget Veto
RALEIGH, N.C. — Earlier this week, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the Republican crafted budget delivered to his desk last week. Although Civitas has loudly objected to this session’s ... Keep Reading
Sound Policy Comes From Good Debate: What’s Missing From This Year’s Budget Process
This article originally ran as an oped in the News & Observer on June 4, 2018. The recent announcement by leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly that changes to the ... Keep Reading
166 Local, Inappropriate Earmarks Totaling $30 Million Identified in Budget
The state budget for FY 2018-19 contains nearly 170 line items totaling $30 million that are highly inappropriate or outright pork. Appropriations directing funding to local pet ... Keep Reading
Legislative Budget Agreement Maintains Tax Cuts, Spends $500 Million Less Than Cooper’s Plan
North Carolina legislative leaders released their agreed-upon budget proposal Monday, with votes expected to take place this week. The spending total of $23.9 billion marks an ... Keep Reading
