Opinion
NC Government is Overstaffed
The only alternative to reducing public employment in North Carolina would be to reduce private employment in the state via higher taxes.
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
Hard But Hardly Impossible
We don’t have to wonder how state governments could manage to deliver basic services at spending levels significantly lower than North Carolina's.
Opinion
Welcome the Urge to Merge
Don’t expect reorganization to erase the state’s budget hole. There’s not that much savings available. It’s still well worth doing, though.
Opinion
A Farce Playing in Garner
North Carolina’s state and local politicians have officially exhausted my ability to understand what the heck they think they’re doing.
Opinion
Alert the Irony Police!
The State of North Carolina is hardly in a position to be credible when enforcing fiscal requirements on cities and counties.
Opinion
Unclog North Carolina’s Arteries
Like the self-deluded runner at the rear of the pack, North Carolina’s political class has yet to adjust its regimen to reality.
Opinion
Picking On The Farm Team
Those who say they want North Carolina farming to remain a viable enterprise should stop trying to cripple it.
Opinion
It’s Almost Tea Party Time
Thousands of North Carolinians have already participated in Tea Party protests. Thousands more will convene Wednesday in sites across North Carolina.
Opinion
Try Fiscal Weather Control
North Carolina should certainly save more for our fiscal rainy days – but it’s more important that we engage in some fiscal weather control in the first place.
Opinion
Some Real Claims of Responsibility
All public officials are for “fiscal responsibility.” Its virtue is one of those things that ought to go without saying – but doesn’t, particularly during election time.
Opinion
A Fiscal Reckoning, Without Protests
Government at all levels – federal, state, city, and county – has grown larger and more cumbersome than taxpayers can afford.
