Michael Jacobs, CEO of Jacobs Capital and professor of the Practice of Finance at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Graduate School of Business, wrote this interesting piece in the N&O ... Keep Reading
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Hypocrisy Alert: 1 Percenter Lectures Us on Income Inequality
The unhinged and economically illiterate Gene Nichol, head of the taxpayer-funded propaganda mill known as the Poverty Center at UNC-Chapel Hill (an outfit created as a John ... Keep Reading
Poor in America: the rest of the story
What do the poor look like in America? In this morning’s National Review Online, Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation reviews census data and concludes it doesn’t exactly ... Keep Reading
More Poverty Misfires from “Experts”
Today's N&O features an article that focuses on North Carolina's poverty problem. The article was written by the director of the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity and ... Keep Reading
Poverty Reduction Committee’s Recommendations Miss the Mark
In yesterday's Poverty Reduction Committee meeting, the sub-committees presented their policy recommendations for reducing poverty in North Carolina. The sub-committees were ... Keep Reading
Why Does Golden LEAF Still Exist?
Yesterday's meeting of North Carolina's Legislative Study Commission on Poverty Reduction and Economic Recovery featured a presentation by Golden LEAF President Dan Gerlach. ... Keep Reading