One of the big phenomenons in our culture today is that everything is being politicized. About five years ago I wrote about how death has even become politicized. This is largely ... Keep Reading
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Medicaid expansion and the mythical pot o’ gold
I remember all those Lucky Charms commercials from the 1980s. Most of them probably aired during the Saturday morning cartoons. I do recall Lucky occasionally sliding down the ... Keep Reading
Rep. Mark Walker Sounds Alarm on Federal Debt Crisis
No issue better epitomizes our broken federal government than the debt. And like Democrats, Republicans have failed miserably to control federal spending. U.S. Rep. Mark Walker ... Keep Reading
Mark Meadows says Washington Swamp ‘Obviously Deeper’
Appearing on CBS Face the Nation Sunday, North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows addressed the new federal budget deal in Washington saying the swamp "is obviously deeper." When ... Keep Reading
Gov’t Spending in NC Nearly $35,000 for Each Family of Four
As Gov. Cooper prepares to release his state budget proposal, its a good time to be reminded of a couple basic numbers: North Carolina spends about $21 billion in state tax ... Keep Reading
New Study: Accepting Federal Funds Brings Higher State Taxes
Nov. 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Demi Dowdy (919) 834-2099 demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org Results show that Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion would burden North ... Keep Reading
Deceptive Budget Claims from NC Statists
In response to my article last week in the N&O regarding the state's budget situation, a worker from the NC Justice Center penned this response, weakly labeling the numerical ... Keep Reading
Hold the Pork
Politicians love to hold ribbon-cutting ceremonies in front of projects financed by government. Congressmen and women smilingly brag about how they are helping their home state ... Keep Reading
The “Jobs Governor” Didn’t Get the Memo
According to Alan Reynolds, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, the federal stimulus actually added about 2 percentage points to the unemployment rate. The jobs the stimulus was ... Keep Reading
