Opinion
A Solution for Political Disclosure
Advocates of campaign-finance reform are upset about the prominence of independent expenditures in the 2010 election cycle. But they helped make it happen.
Opinion
Untangling the Strings of the Puppet Masters
For the Kochs and Popes of this country to be choreographing matters, there needs to be a conservative movement willing to be led.
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Ba-DUM, Ba-Dum
Opinion
Call for Sales Tax Highlights Guilford Spending Missteps
County commissioners have given voters plenty of reasons to say enough is enough.
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It’s a sign
Opinion
Get Prepped for Perdue’s Plan
North Carolina spends nearly the same percentage of GDP on education as the national average. But the particulars differ markedly.
Opinion
Following a Foreign Example
If we want to emulate Europe, why not start with corporate income taxes or birthright citizenship?
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Running for their lives
Opinion
Washington Borrows, Raleigh Spends
Access to the proceeds of federal borrowing helps make state and local budgets larger than they otherwise would be.
Opinion
N&O needs to fact-check itself
The News & Observer calls Etheridge misleading for something the newspaper itself did two weeks earlier.
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Something smells
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Journal Goofs on Tax Fairness
When households pay premiums for life insurance, they pay out of taxable dollars. Thus their death benefits shouldn’t be taxed.
