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    News & Observer gets it wrong on taxes

    Raleigh News & Observer editor Ned Barnett continues to be of the belief that what ails North Carolina is a state government that is too small. In his Jan. 29 editorial, he expresses frustration that hard-working North Carolinians are keeping too much of their money.   Claiming that “excessive tax cuts” over the past several years...

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    Why we fight

    In the almost 17 years I’ve spent working for conservative, free-market public policy organizations in North Carolina, I’ve devoted much of my time to one consistent theme: state legislators should reduce taxes and rein in spending. But why is this so important? First and foremost: it’s your money. Beginning with the concept of self-ownership, we...

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    False signals and recession — are recessions a natural occurrence in capitalism?

    With two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth recorded for the first half of this year, most agree that our economy has slipped into recession. But few will agree on its cause. Given the Biden administration and others’ attempts to blame skyrocketing price inflation on multiple factors besides its true cause, opponents of a free-market economy will attempt...

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    Locke’s Brian Balfour reacts to Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

    Brian Balfour, John Locke Foundation senior vice president of research, discusses President Biden’s plan for wiping out large chunks of student loan debt. Balfour offered these comments for an Aug. 24, 2022, report on WTVD (ABC11).

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