News
NC ranks among highest taxes by state on distilled spirits and beer
Distilled spirits and beer taxes in NC rank fifth and sixth highest nationwide respectively.
Opinion
A proposal to partially save Social Security
A few decades ago, there were 16 workers paying taxes into Social Security for every retiree; now it's 2.5 per retiree. The next generation can not bear this burden.
Opinion
Reforming the Sales Tax: Do It Right or Not at All
Fairness and economic efficiency should outweigh potential revenue gains as lawmakers tinker with the tax system.
Opinion
A Private Little War
Did big business in North Carolina win or lose in the state budget battle of 2009?
Opinion
Drink, Smoke & Open Your Wallet
Fashioning a reasonable, balanced state budget without Perdue’s $700 million hike in regressive “sin taxes” was certainly possible.
Opinion
Yep, This Is A Stick-Up
North Carolinians who consume alcohol and cigarettes did not cause the state’s budget crunch, the nation’s bailout/stimulus mania, or the world’s economic recession.
Opinion
We Shouldn’t Let Politicians Do It
Do we want to charge politicians and bureaucrats with sanctioning sins in areas that are morally ambiguous? That’s the issue with sin taxes.
Opinion
It’s the Most Blunder-Full Time of the Year
Hope you're in a giving mood this holiday season — because the political class in Raleigh, faced with yet another budget gap, is planning to raise your taxes again.
Opinion
Fight Fat — But Not Freedom
Childhood obesity, just as among adults, is a real problem worth some serious attention. But policymakers should not yield to the temptation to encroach on personal freedom.
Opinion
No. 634: Perfecting Greed: Government Addicted to Tobacco
While corporate accounting scandals are grabbing headlines, we need to remember who actually perfected the concept of cooking the books: state and federal governments. Their seemingly limitless lust for revenue makes their corporate brethren look like a bunch of choir boys.
