Taxation

With the decision last night by the Orange County Commissioners that they were not going to put the transfer tax on the ballot this fall, it meant that the big three Triangle ... Keep Reading

In his latest love letter to government largess, Fitzsimon over at Policy Watch sounds awfully defensive trying to justify the explosive growth of North Carolina's state ... Keep Reading

Leftist and media legerdemain on the transfer tax is often carried out by employing "or" with respect to tax options -- as in this article by Democrat Party handmaidens ... Keep Reading

Legislation (SB 1352) that passed the state Senate on Monday would increase the annual vehicle registration fee by $8, from $28 to $36. The $8 increase would increase the annual ... Keep Reading

Balfour makes the case for basic economics in this N&O letter to the editor - a case that, sadly, must be made time-and-again because bureaucrats and utopia-builders are ... Keep Reading

Chris Fitzsimon ably defends himself here against those fighting proposed devolution of new taxing authority to municipalities -- specifically on local transfer tax referenda. We ... Keep Reading

Of course the Realtors are protecting their interests, but they make really good points, too. Critical thinkers must address the arguments not the funding:-Some say that a transfer ... Keep Reading

In addition to spending the state's (your) money without consent of the Constitutionally empowered Senators and Representatives, King Michael I of Southport also took time to weigh ... Keep Reading

Great piece, as usual, by John Hood on the transfer tax. The moneyshot lies in a parenthetical:"(The reality, by the way, is that communities with transfer taxes don’t get ... Keep Reading

To get into the mind of a leftist, you have to assume that: a) he'll do anything to get more tax revenues; b) that his tack will involve self-contradiction and want of principle; ... Keep Reading