A study released last week by the University of Pennsylvania economics department examines North Carolina's labor market trends in light of the unemployment benefit changes that ... Keep Reading
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More Research on Unemployment Insurance’s Impact on Employment
Last week my article on unemployment benefits was published in the N&O. The main premise was simple and noncontroversial: when you pay people not to work, the result will be ... Keep Reading
Surprise! Crony Obama to Give More of Other People’s Money to Cronies
President Obama visited Raleigh yesterday to announce still more crony corporatism. The President announced that state and federal governments came to an agreement with several ... Keep Reading
Unions Vow to ‘Organize the South’
Last month, union bosses from the AFL-CIO came together at a major convention in Los Angeles to discuss the future of organized labor in the United States. There they unveiled a ... Keep Reading
NC’s Unemployment Rate Now 3rd Highest
NC's unemployment rate has been stuck at 5th highest in the nation for what seems to be forever. But the unemployment figures just released for July reveal a change in that ... Keep Reading
“Privatization” of Economic Incentives Fails to Address Key Problems
Our friend Jeanette Doran of the NC Institute for Constitutional Law penned this op-ed in the N&O on the issue of North Carolina's economic incentives, and Gov. McCrory's still ... Keep Reading
Economist: NC to add 90,000 Jobs in 2013
NC State University Economist Michael Walden spoke to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce Wednesday about the State's economic outlook. According to Dr. Walden, “We're ... Keep Reading
We Got Met, Who Pays?
The old Met Life insurance commercials used to feature the tag line, "Get Met, It Pays." Yesterday came the announcement that North Carolina landed Met Life expansion projects to ... Keep Reading
High, Progressive State Income Taxes Chasing Job Creators Away
A couple of items published in the last few days provide still more evidence that high income taxes hurt state economic growth. This article from the New York Post includes ... Keep Reading
Another Day, Another Governor Advocating State Income Tax Elimination
Just five days ago, I wrote about LA Governor Bobby Jindal publicly discussing his desire to eliminate his state's income tax. Now we hear news about another Governor calling for ... Keep Reading
