Is there a milk problem in North Carolina? State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and a few state senators would have us believe that there is something of a milk ... Keep Reading
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The Left’s Cognitive Dissonance
When you tax something, you get less of it. When you subsidize something, you get more of it The Left recognizes this – but only selectively The Left’s goal isn’t logical ... Keep Reading
Leftists Still Getting it Wrong on Taxes
A well-educated, highly productive workforce, access to markets and suppliers, sound infrastructure, and a high quality of life for employees are more important to corporate ... Keep Reading
Not all Cronies Support Light Rails, but all Light Rail Supporters are Crony
Politicians are suppressing affordable direct travel options Then subsidizing the slowest alternate routes All at the expense of families most in need If there is a need to ... Keep Reading
Could NC’s Economy Grow Without Handouts to Cronies?
The N&O today published my article describing what I'd like to see in a special session in Raleigh to address economic incentives. A sample: Imagine with me for a moment what ... Keep Reading
Time to Slow Down the Runaway Solar Train
Trains are notoriously hard to slow down – even when we need them to. North Carolina’s solar subsidies, some of the most generous in the nation, are sort of like a runaway train ... Keep Reading
New Report Shows How Unequal NC’s Tax Code is Structured
The N&O's Under the Dome provides a quick overview of a report produced by the state legislature's Fiscal Research Division detailing the state's "economic development ... Keep Reading
Supply, Demand, and Green Energy
Examples have been abundant for years that government subsidies of the green movement are nothing but bad news, and they’re not slowing down. With Solyndra’s collapse still fresh ... Keep Reading
Not so Smart Start
Today at the legislature Civitas Analyst Andrew Henson gave a great factual presentation to interested legislators about Smart Start. His presentation was streamed live by WRAL and ... Keep Reading
More Fees, Subsidies, and the Deliberative Deficit
It’s business as usual in the North Carolina Senate. Wednesday, the Senate Finance committee very summarily gave the nod to two bills that raise costs for North Carolina workers ... Keep Reading
