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Minimum Wage Hike Would Limit Opportunities to Get Ahead
If we expect businesses to help entry-level workers step up to more responsibility and higher pay, we must foster economic growth. It makes no sense to discourage businesses from hiring entry-level workers.
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Higher Minimum Wage = Fewer Opportunities
The Left's proposal to hike the minimum wage would limit the chances for unemployed and lower-skilled workers to develop the tools needed to rise from poverty.
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Dumb Claims About Political Smarts
Education isn’t a major dividing line in politics at the moment, at least not in North Carolina. But age is.
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New Reading Law Has Not Achieved Its Goal
The well-intentioned Read to Achieve law has spawned tears, tension, and tummy aches.
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Does NC Need an Energy Policy?
Electricity and fuel oil are significant inputs for many enterprises. Economies with affordable energy tend to be economies with higher rates of growth.
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Obama defense policy
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Obamacare Is Being Repealed
Will the main provisions of Obamacare be preserved? The question has already been answered. Even its namesake has found that impossible.
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N.C. Should Avoid Push to Target Corporate Tax Havens
While some states hope to boost revenue collection substantially, adding to companies’ tax bills could prompt them to vote with their feet.
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The Left Will Lose the School Choice War
Parents want more, not fewer, alternatives to traditional district schools that fail too many students.
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Students Must Read to Achieve
At least 90 percent of North Carolina students should possess at least basic skills in reading and math and a majority of our students should be proficient in both subjects.
