Fergus Hodgson, John Locke Foundation director of fiscal policy studies, explains that North Carolina state government spending reached a record high in 2012, both in per person terms and as a percentage of North Carolinians’ income. Hodgson’s comments are linked to the report 2012 State Spending at a Record High: Albeit Concealed, State Spending Has Grown For Decades.
JLF’s Fergus Hodgson says N.C. state government spending reached a record high in 2012
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