The "progressives" (code word for apologists of the ruling class) at NC Policy Watch posted this defense of the status quo in North Carolina's struggling economy - still suffering ... Keep Reading
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NC Should Consider Income Tax Elimination to Spur Recovery
New at the Civitas Institute's main page is my article discussing tax reform for North Carolina. The Charlotte Business Journal published a similar version of the article in this ... Keep Reading
Just in the nick of time
On the eve of the biennial session adjournment, the House held a successful vote to override the Governor's all-too-familiar veto; this time on hydraulic fracturing legislation. ... Keep Reading
Corporate Welfare Lawyer Flip-Flops on Handouts – In the Same Article
A corporate welfare agent pens this article in the N&O discussing ways North Carolina could improve its business climate. He includes some sound advice in this paragraph: If ... Keep Reading
A Teachable Moment Amid Stock Market Drop
While reading this N&O article about yesterday's drop in the stock market, it hit me only a few lines in: Economists say sustained drops in stock prices tend to suppress ... Keep Reading
More Misguided Economics From State Leaders
This article unwittingly further confirms the crackpot Keynesian economic policy gripping our state leaders. The article itself focuses on Gov. Perdue demanding that state ... Keep Reading
NC’s Economy 8th Worst in 2009
The Triangle Business Journal highlights the recently-released data showing that North Carolina's economic performance ranked 8th worst in the nation in 2009. The value of all the ... Keep Reading
They Call This “Recovery”?
So the "experts" tell us the recession is over, and has been over for more than a year. Now don't you feel better? The experts, of course, rely on aggregate data captured in the ... Keep Reading
“Saving” Jobs Means Destroying Wealth
State Representative Pryor Gibson (D-Anson) a couple of years ago declared that it was in the state's best economic interest to "save" jobs, "even if they're making buggy whips." ... Keep Reading
Hold the Bacon
Want to get NC state lawmakers as excited as a kid on Christmas morning? Tell them that some "free" federal government money is coming to the state. We've also seen how excited ... Keep Reading
