That's the headline of this article from The Hill. Why is it some states continue to attract new residents, while others, year after year, lose residents? While people move for ... Keep Reading
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Medicaid expansion and the mythical pot o’ gold
I remember all those Lucky Charms commercials from the 1980s. Most of them probably aired during the Saturday morning cartoons. I do recall Lucky occasionally sliding down the ... Keep Reading
Cooper would be wrong to reverse corporate tax cuts
Cooper is likely to call for an increase of NC’s corporate tax Corporate taxes, however, harm workers though job loss and declining wages State legislators should work toward ... Keep Reading
Make sure you cut all ties when fleeing a high tax blue state
Bloomberg has an interesting piece on blue states going after taxes of fleeing wealthy residents who move on to states with no or low-income taxes. This is nothing new, of course. ... Keep Reading
On the Never-Ending Obsession for More and Higher Taxes
House Democrats and some presidential candidates are currently engaging in some kind of wild competition on who can call for the highest marginal tax rates. This from a story ... Keep Reading
Did North Carolina Political Leaders Dodge Blowback on Amazon?
It appears some of North Carolina's corporate subsidy supporters dodged a bullet by not securing the Amazon HQ. New York and Virginia handed out some $2 billion in handouts to land ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Races Appear to be Tightening for Final Stretch
According to the Civitas Poll, Republicans gained some momentum for October when compared to the previous month. While the midterm elections are headed into the home stretch, ... Keep Reading
Some Final Thoughts on the Tax Cap Amendment
Long before the American Founders, the Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas noted: “No government has a right to levy taxes beyond the limit determined by the people.” On ... Keep Reading
NC Leftists Want to Keep 90 Percent Tax Hike in Play
The Left's drumbeat against North Carolina's proposed constitutional amendment to lower the state's constitutional income tax rate from 10 percent to 7 percent continues. Sadly ... Keep Reading
The Huge Oversight in Justice Center’s “NC State Taxes are Regressive” Story
The far-left NC Justice Center is once again touting the annual report put out by the left-wing Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) titled "Who Pays?" The purpose of ... Keep Reading
