Taxes

Supporters of the fair tax plan cheered as a squad of Congressional candidates, three Libertarians and two Republicans, feed a mock-up of the 700,000 plus pages of the U.S. Tax Code into a wood chipper Saturday at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. B.J. Lawson, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress District 4 provided and operated the...
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Celgard, LLC is going green, in more ways than one. The Charlotte-based company has received more than $52 million in taxpayer money from the federal and local governments. The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, Inc., builds components of lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars. The grants were intended to help the company...
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Chris Fitzsimon of N.C. Policy Watch, the liberal counterpoint to the John Locke Foundation, claims that “Civil Society is supported by … taxes” in an op ed published in the April 15 News & Observer. “Today is tax day, so get ready for the annual onslaught of government-bashing and wild exaggerations about the taxes...
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N.C. appeals court rebuffs challenge to Google tax breaks :: WRAL.com. Libertarians Mike Munger and Barbara Howe, both taxpaying citizens of North Carolina, have no “standing” to sue over use of their money by the State, according to the N.C. Appeals Court. Guess the only solution is to throw Google in the harbor.
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83% Blame Deficit on Politicians’ Unwillingness To Cut Spending – Rasmussen Reports™. Most Americans get it, at least partially. It’s not about Democrats vs. Republicans. It’s about gutless politicians who refuse to cut government spending. Unfortunately, this same poll shows that most Americans are still deluded by the duopoly’s subservience to the “military-industrial-welfare” complex. ...
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I received my annual version of the Social Security bedtime story yesterday. It’s called “What Social Security Means to You.” For those too young to have heard this myth yet, that’s the pamphlet the Feds send you as you near “retirement” age. It lists the amounts of your “estimated benefits.” In other words, it...
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An Open Letter to Governor Perdue Dear Governor Perdue, Please consider my application to fill one of the vacancies on the State Alcohol and Beverage Control Board. It is clear I am a highly qualified to be appointed to a position on this board. I drink, and have been a drinker most of my...
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Talk about a mixed message. “Save $50 at your local ABC Store, but don’t drink and drive.” That’s the message of a full page ad today’s News & Observer. It’s apparently paid for by theBAR.com, so at least it’s not our tax dollars at “work.”
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“The implementation of reform was not successful. I don’t think you can call it a complete failure, but certainly it has not measured up to our expectations,” said Rep. Verla Insko, a Chapel Hill Democrat. Rep. Insko, who co-chairs the legislative oversight committee for mental health, was commenting on the state’s decision to keep...
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Lawmakers will release state budget today – Politics – News & Observer Just in time for the “tax free” back to school weekend sales. Skateboard park is on schedule, on budget … Reports the Durham News Herald about a very rare event. Of course, this begs the question whether or not government should be...
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