Opinion
CJ Editoral: License To Stifle
Many licensing rules are little more than a protection racket, allowing existing practitioners to block would-be competitors from offering their services. Time to clean house.
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At least we’re not waterboarding
Opinion
What They Think They Know
Our challenge is not simply to inform policymakers and the public. First we have to convince them to discard the faulty information they already "know."
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Barack “Skeets” Obama
Opinion
Tax Reform Key to N.C. Economic Growth
Lawmakers who want to boost the Tar Heel State’s economy must tackle a tax code with biases against work, savings, and investment.
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Path to what?
Opinion
Of Carolina’s Glory Days
North Carolina’s traditional approach to public policy has failed. We have one of the worst-performing economies in the United States.
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Watchdog vs. lapdog
Opinion
A Status Report on Tax Reform
Gov. Pat McCrory, House Speaker Thom Tillis, and Senate leader Phil Berger have all committed to the goal of adopting a pro-growth tax code.
Opinion
PARODY: Perdue Shares Job-Announcement Form With McCrory
RALEIGH — In honor of the Department of Commerce's first jobs announcement since Pat McCrory became governor, Carolina Journal has decided to share the template McCrory and his recent predecessors have used to take credit for positive economic news in North Carolina.
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I think he’s got it backward
Opinion
Assessing the N.C. Government Revenue Outlook
Many factors could affect the amount of money state legislators will be able to spend this year.
