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VIDEO: Public Choice Theory Explains Political Failures

RALEIGH — Many people choose not to vote. Laws that benefit only limited special interests are incredibly hard to kill. Government tends to grow, even when voters elect officials who promise fiscal restraint. An economic theory dubbed “public choice” offers explanations for each of the facts described above. Dr. Roy Cordato, the John Locke Foundation’s vice president for research and resident scholar, highlighted key elements of public choice theory during a presentation Monday to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.

CJ Staff

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Friday Interview: Supreme Court Ruling Thwarts Chapel Hill Election Program

RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections has taken its first steps to respond to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling dealing with taxpayer-financed election campaigns. The board told Chapel Hill it could not use “matching funds” in its taxpayer financing program, dubbed voter-owned elections. Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation director of legal and regulatory studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

CJ Staff

Opinion

Separating the Public and Private Sectors

Too many politicians fail to see the problems created when government competes with private firms.

Dr. Michael Sanera

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Taxpayer-Funded Local Elections On General Assembly Agenda

GREENSBORO — A bill allowing municipalities with more than 50,000 residents to consider the option of taxpayer-funded elections will more than likely be considered in the North Carolina Senate in the upcoming short session.

Sam A. Hieb

Opinion

Taxes Should Not Pay for Political Campaign Bills

Some lawmakers want to use your money to help more local and state-level politicians pad their campaign accounts.

Daren Bakst

Opinion

The Faulty Logic of Public Financing

Advocates ignore the negative impacts of forcing taxpayers to fund political campaigns.

Andy Taylor

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Lawmakers Should Scrap Unconstitutional Taxpayer-Financed Elections

RALEIGH — North Carolina should repeal its system of taxpayer-financed elections, since a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling makes it clear the system is unconstitutional. That’s the conclusion a John Locke Foundation analyst reaches in a new Spotlight report.

CJ Staff

Opinion

Shooting Straight on the Graduation Rate

It’s that time of year again. This month marked the end of another academic year for students attending traditional public schools in North Carolina and the end of high school for seniors across the state. But in North Carolina, three out of every 10 ninth graders who begin high school never arrive at the graduation stage.

Kristen Blair

Opinion

Dismal K-12 Education Makes Colleges Look Good

Choice and competition help American higher education compile a stronger record than the nation's public schools.

Jane S. Shaw

Opinion

The Pro-Tax Consumer Advocate

Consumers should expect more from a state agency designed to serve their interests. The Public Staff is ignoring its duty.

Daren Bakst

Opinion

Pacification and Public Housing

Leaders need to pursue real solutions, not self-delusion, in dealing with drug-related crime.

Opinion

Focus on Ante-, not Anti-, Government

To argue that state government is too big and costs too much is not to argue that there aren’t critical functions for which government — and well-compensated public employees — are needed.

John Hood

VIDEO: Public Choice Theory Explains Political Failures

Friday Interview: Supreme Court Ruling Thwarts Chapel Hill Election Program

Separating the Public and Private Sectors

Taxpayer-Funded Local Elections On General Assembly Agenda

Taxes Should Not Pay for Political Campaign Bills

The Faulty Logic of Public Financing

Help Support Non-profit Journalism & Donate Today

Lawmakers Should Scrap Unconstitutional Taxpayer-Financed Elections

Shooting Straight on the Graduation Rate

Dismal K-12 Education Makes Colleges Look Good

The Pro-Tax Consumer Advocate

Pacification and Public Housing

Focus on Ante-, not Anti-, Government

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