How maddening to think that local volunteers and charitable organizations with boots on the ground can have their relief efforts halted by a FEMA bureaucrat second-guessing how “equitable” their relief is.
It’s no secret that many North Carolinians rely on government assistance programs to make ends meet. But they often get caught in a benefits cliff which disincentivizes them from looking for more meaningful work and gaining independence. Benefits cliffs occur when an individual, family, or household experiences a sudden, steep loss of government assistance as...
A recent Economist magazine article examined President Joe Biden’s industrial policy approach, describing it as “place-based industrial policy.” The article describes such policies as directing tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to specific “struggling regions” in order to boost manufacturing capacity and hopefully incentivize private investment. Specific examples the article cites include $10 billion to...
First, the good news: North Carolina’s unemployment rate is reported as being among the lowest in decades. The NC Department of Commerce reported in August that the state’s unemployment rate for July came in at 3.3%, tying two months in 2022 for the lowest rate since 1999. Now, the not-so-good news. For starters, a low...
President Biden has of late unveiled the term “Bidenomics” in an attempt to brand his administration’s economic agenda a success story. “Good jobs and lower costs: That’s Bidenomics in action,” he declared. Unfortunately for him, the American public isn’t buying it. Recent polling shows only 34% of Americans approve of his handling of the economy....
A provision included in the Senate budget proposal would direct $1.4 billion in taxpayer funds to a project to subsidize select private businesses. NCInnovation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the amount of university research being commercialized by North Carolina companies. According to their research, North Carolina ranks 20th in the country in...
Welcome and congratulations, graduating class of 2023! Now to deliver the commencement address is President Joe Biden. “Thank you and congratulations, seniors! “A commencement address is an opportunity to pass along important life advice for young people like yourselves preparing to begin your adulthood. “Because actions speak louder than words, I’d like to use the...
“Inocente es una palabra neutra. Muestra una falta de conciencia de clase”. La cita anterior dice mucho sobre la división cultural actual en Carolina del Norte y en todo el país con respecto a la enseñanza de la ideología de género y la sexualidad a los niños en edad escolar. Carolina del Norte es uno...
“Innocent is a neutral word. It shows a lack of class awareness.” The above quote says a lot about the current cultural divide in North Carolina and across the country regarding the teaching of gender ideology and sexuality to young school children. North Carolina is one of many states introducing Parents’ Bill of Rights legislation...
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...
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...
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...