Taxation

 Michelle Malkin says “share it,” so here it is: have a look! The map lists North Carolina Tea Parties on April 15th in Franklin, Asheville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Fayetteville, ... Keep Reading

After getting thoroughly embarrassed in the Randy Parton Theater debacle, the town of Roanoke Rapids is now looking at new ways to save face and recoup its failed investment.  ... Keep Reading

How long until the NC Education "Budget Balancing" Lottery decides to steal this idea?The Florida Lottery is sending out coupons to encourage more game play.The lottery ... Keep Reading

If so, Senator Fletcher Hartsell (R- Cabarrus) wants to make it more expensive for you to make them feel better. ... Keep Reading

Is North Carolina's budget shortfall a result of too few revenues or too much spending?  If you read the N&O, you'd think it's a problem of not raising ... Keep Reading

While the United States maintains one of the highest corporate tax rate, and with other business unfriendly tax hikes on the horizon in the Obama administration (cap gains, income) ... Keep Reading

I earlier posted about taxes and spending in Raleigh going up. This tidbit about more spending in Raleigh was too good to not post. Private establishments spend THEIR money to ... Keep Reading

Representatives Ross (D-Wake) and Weiss (D-Wake) have introduced House Bill 394 to raise the vehicle tax in Raleigh from $20 to $25 to raise funds for ... Keep Reading

One of the more surprising findings from our January poll was that voters in North Carolina now favored Democrats over Republicans by 11 points when asked which party they trusted ... Keep Reading

I was at the legislature yesterday and noticed the "Heart Health Day" event. Walking around I noticed a number state and local agencies had booths. While ... Keep Reading