Budget

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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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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The General Assembly adjourned last week, so we relatively safe — for a while. You might have been taught that democracy is the “rule of the majority. Critics say democracy is really “rule by the majority who show up.” This session provides a more accurate definition of democracy: “rule by the minority of special...
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LPNC press release by Barbara Howe LPNC State Chair Democrats in the General Assembly are engaging in the typical political version of “bait and switch” in dealing with the state’s self-imposed budget crisis. First, they propose supposedly dramatic cuts in programs that are important to powerful special interest groups, then when there is an...
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While North Carolina officials my object to the labeling of the H1N1 flu as “swine flu,” it hasn’t deterred our congressional delegation from serving up $228 million of pork. North Carolina’s congressional delegation served up $228 million in pork barrel spending for fiscal 2009, a 5 percent jump from the previous year, according to...
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LPNC Press Release Governor bunts on budget RALEIGH (March 18) — Governor Bev Perdue stepped up to the budget plate, pointed to the bleacher seats — and bunted, the North Carolina Libertarian Party said today. "Based on her prior statements, we were anticipating a big hit from the governor when she announced her budget,"...
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