Just yesterday, I blogged about one of Gov. Perdue's senior advisers warning that two to three thousand state employee jobs may be cut this year due to another massive budget ... Keep Reading
jobs
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
Stimulus Math
Upon celebrating the one-year anniversary of the federal wealth destruction "stimulus" act, the President and VP defended the act with claims of jobs created or saved. Vice ... Keep Reading
Self-Contradiction from NC’s Radical Left-Wingers
The folks over at the NC Justice Center offered up a double-whammy this week of self-contradiction. First up, Adam Searing penned this op-ed in the N&O urging Congress to pass ... Keep Reading
More Keynesian Debunking
Economist William Anderson dispels a couple of Keynesian fallacies in this excellent piece. There are many unfortunate legacies of Keynesian “economics,” too many to list in this ... Keep Reading
$25 Million Pier Creates “Jobs”
We first brought you news of the hiring of a "Part-Time Pier Construction Observer" over the summer. This temporary employee has an 11-month contract (July 23, 2009 - June 23, ... Keep Reading
More Corporate Welfare Failure
GMAC just announced it will be closing two offices in Charlotte, eliminating 115 jobs less than a year after their opening. Of course, the majority government-owned GMAC received ... Keep Reading
“Jobs Governor”? Only 12% Think So.
In our poll this month, we asked voters if Gov. Bev Perdue nicknaming herself as the "Jobs Governor" was an appropriate title for the Governor given her first year in office. Only ... Keep Reading
Speaking of Incentives…
Following up on Chad's post, check out this new article at nccivitas.org listing North Carolina's 10 largest corporate welfare deals. When you begin to add up the promised tax ... Keep Reading
The (Lost) Jobs Governor
Governor Perdue laid out initiatives for jobs and education in a recent speech to the Charlotte Chamber. Allegedly with a straight face, Perdue said the following: "Make no ... Keep Reading
