In his weekly column, NC Insider reporter Scott Mooneyham asserts that the transfer tax is no different than the property tax and that buyers will just roll the payments into their ... Keep Reading
Taxation
Arrogance
A message to you unintelligent lemmings (aka voters): Many have figured that last weeks resounding defeat of the land transfer tax would discourage your county commissioners from ... Keep Reading
You Just Knew This Was Coming
It took just a few days for the NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) to lick their wounds on their resounding defeat of higher taxes at the polls Tuesday and start their ... Keep Reading
Cut the Corporate Tax: US & NC
It's an idea that's long overdue. http://kudlowsmoneypolitics.blogspot.com/2007/10/corporate-tax-cut-ahead.html ... Keep Reading
Transit Tax Rolls, Transfer Tax Smacked Down
Transit Tax: Charlotteans are still under the spell of the folly trolley and all that free money from other states (federal dollars), but they still think they need more money for ... Keep Reading
Corporate Taxation Putting U.S. Companies at a Disadvantage
This summary of a recent U.S. Dep't of Treasury conference is quite troubling for those concerned about U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. The major finding ... Keep Reading
Good news for North Carolina & Conservatives
I found hope in of all places the Policy Watch Blog. Many pundits have been sounding the death knell of the conservative movement for years. One of the core issues for ... Keep Reading
So, Can We Have Our Money Back?
According to the Charlotte Observer, the much ballyhooed Teapot Museum in Sparta is not going to be built as envisioned. Instead of 16,000 square feet of majestic teapots for ... Keep Reading
Googled from Behind
If you haven't had a chance yet, please take time to read this article in today's News & Observer updating the Google project in Caldwell County. If this doesn't ... Keep Reading
Corporate Taxation: On the Backs of Labor
Lefties love corporate taxation and want to increase it at every turn. The idea is, if you tax companies, the fatcats get fewer profits, which they somehow don't deserve, and with ... Keep Reading