Comments on: North Carolina’s Lost Decade

By: Lynn Parramore: The Secret of the Sauce: What Democrats Need to Know About North Carolina’s Kick-Ass Populism « naked capitalism

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:00:20 +0000

[...] Carolina’s per capita income has been falling steadily for the last decade relative to the rest of the country. 2008 accelerated the pace of the plunge and recovery has been [...]

By: Tom Glendinning

Tom Glendinning — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:58:59 +0000

In Chatham County, the last board was liberal in every respect. They obligated over $ 200 million to COP funded projects. The last is being built now. $ 200 million is 250% of our pro rata revenue. We are bound to a long term payback of close to 8% of the tax bill until they are paid back.
What were these people thinking? Could they not have seen the signs of economic decline? Did they not calculate the effects on mill workers and the recently unemployed?
Unconscionable government. Unwavering devotion to the credit card. One reason they are no longer serving.

By: State’s Credit Card Still Maxed Out - Civitas Review Online

State’s Credit Card Still Maxed Out - Civitas Review Online — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:12:12 +0000

[...] written on these topics extensively, for instance last week I discussed how North Carolina’s per capita state debt shot up 250% in the last decade. I also noted how non-voter approved COP debt is not only unjust to taxpayers [...]

By: reid tyler

reid tyler — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:47:25 +0000

very good and simple presentation of complicated information. i’d be interested to learn how much of this government growth was in health care and education.
the growing state govt also further impacts our economy by imposing more and more layers of red tape, regulations etc on our businesses that reduce business growth and productivity. its a bad spiral and many policy makers refuse to accept the facts, thus furthering the duration of this awful economy.