Opinion
North Carolina High in Sales Tax
For years, the conventional wisdom about North Carolina taxes went something like this: high in income tax, low in sales & property tax. No longer.
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Job saved or created
Opinion
A Corrupt Bargain on Health Care
Why did the industries that helped block ClintonCare in the early 1990s become proponents of ObamaCare? Both fear and avarice played their roles.
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Go to Jail
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The Face of Government Overreach
His business might be unfamiliar or strange to you, but one Chapel Hill businessman has a story that should concern us all.
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What’s the hurry?
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And the Survey Says …
As should always be expected, NC poll respondents exhibited a mixture of views that one might consider conservative and liberal.
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People Will Move to Where They Are Happy
RALEIGH — In October, French President Nicolas Sarkozy rather gleefully presented a report written by a group of distinguished economists. Led by Nobel Laureate and Clinton administration official Joseph Stiglitz, the academics concluded that increasing the gross domestic product or GDP to an appreciable extent in a sustained manner should not be the obsessive goal of public policy.
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Government Incentives Can Be A Toxic Brew for Taxpayers
RALEIGH — Government isn’t run like a business. It does, however, often offer aid — politely called “incentives ” — to businesses. And that can be a toxic brew for taxpayers.
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Locke Letter Vol. 18, No. 4, Fall 2009
In this issue: Stand with us Consumer-driven health care JLF connects with N.C. North Carolina's emerging leaders Meet Ruthe Harrill Steps to saner state spending
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The Problem with Political Math
Many North Carolina politicians genuinely believe that the best way to make our state a more attractive place to do business is to increase the cost of doing business here.
