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In this Freeman article, Sheldon Richman addresses Obama's discussion of  "tax fairness" in his recent State of the Union address. Part of Richman's article tackles Obama's latest ... Keep Reading

New at the Civitas Institute's website is an article contrasting Gov. Perdue's attitude toward taxing Hollywood millionaires and working class North Carolinians. A sample: Picture ... Keep Reading

Gov. Beverley Perdue is refusing to state when her newly proposed "temporary" sales-tax increase would expire. According to the Charlotte Observer, at an event in Charlotte, NC ... Keep Reading

Orange and Durham County governments are under scrutiny for using taxpayer dollars to lobby for passage of sales tax hikes. As discussed in this N&O article: Orange County has ... Keep Reading

As far back as ten months ago, I wrote about North Carolina's mounting debt burden for the billions it borrowed from the Federal government to cover unemployment benefits. Indeed, ... Keep Reading

To paraphrase the great Thomas Sowell, "there are no solutions in life, merely trade-offs." Duke University associate business professor David McAdams ignores that self-evident ... Keep Reading

News & Observer editors have clearly stopped trying. Today they churn out yet another thoughtless propaganda piece chock full of myths and downright mindless assertions. For ... Keep Reading

Manufacturers of corporate jets in North Carolina as well as small companies that maintain them are worried about a replay of the yacht tax in the 90's: ... Keep Reading

Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed the $19.7 billion budget approved by the General Assembly Sunday. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released this statement in ... Keep Reading

Under a tax package being considered by GOP leadership, NC’s state tax returns could become much easier and simplified in addition to individual income tax rates being ... Keep Reading