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While caution remains the budgetary watchword this session, legislative leaders will look for ways to sustain the momentum for tax reform
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 12:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbent Rep. George Holding has garnered a significant lead against his opponents in the N.C. 2nd Congressional District race, according to the latest poll from the Civitas Institute
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If North Carolina Republicans are to maintain solid control of both chambers of the General Assembly, they can't just turn out the GOP base this fall. They also need undecided voters to break their way.
Published: Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 @ 9:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Civitas Institute has released a new poll showing incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. George Holding and Democratic challenger Linda Coleman neck-in-neck in a race for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District seat
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While the federal government's deficit and debt grow, it seems families and state governments have become better savers during the current recovery
Published: Monday, September 3rd, 2018 @ 8:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I'd have structured it a bit differently and combined it with budget cuts. But even as is, the federal tax reform enacted by Congress and signed by President Trump will enhance economic growth for the nation as a whole, and for North Carolina in particular
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new poll shows Republican incumbent Rep. Ted Budd leads his Democratic competitor, Kathy Manning, by five points in the race for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District seat
Published: Saturday, July 28th, 2018 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina and across the country, rank-and-file Democrats are counting on a big blue wave to wash over congressional, legislative, and local elections this year, as well as over gubernatorial contests in the majority of states that, unlike ours, elect their governors in non-presidential year
Published: Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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any discussion of public policy, I think it is impossible to talk intelligently about questions like "good enough" or "fair enough" without asking first "by what standard?"
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 11:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Back in October, General Fund revenues were $50.4 million behind projections, not much when the state expects to collect $23.1 billion for the year. Despite the relatively small difference, the usual advocates for higher taxes were out wringing their hands about the shortfall
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 3:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Liberals like small homes that are close to shopping and attractions, while conservatives prefer to have larger properties and drive longer distances to the store
Published: Sunday, March 18th, 2018 @ 12:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The humorist P.J. O’Rourke once observed that “giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” Based on what Congress just did to “fix” the budget impasse in Washington, O’Rourke owes an apology to tipsy teens across America for the unfair comparison
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Politicians in North Carolina and just about everywhere else in the United States seem fixated on attracting large companies to their states, often by any means necessary
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tax policy is as much about regulation as it is the efficiency and simplicity of raising revenues to pay for government activity
Published: Saturday, January 20th, 2018 @ 4:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The tax reform legislation approved by Congress and signed by President Trump Wednesday makes sweeping reforms to the national tax landscape, but an influential Washington-based think tank says the new law should have minimal impact on North Carolina's tax structure
Published: Sunday, January 7th, 2018 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's a valid argument against federal tax reform - an argument that didn't apply to North Carolina's path-breaking reforms - but congressional Democrats and their ideological allies are spending most of their time repeating misleading talking points about the bill
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 2:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2017 @ 10:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians would experience large gains in after-tax income under the tax-reform bill released last week in Washington, according to an initial analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2017 @ 9:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday John Buie accompanied the management team from JEB Designs to a trade show in Charlotte to inspect a $60,000 machine for his small screen-printing/embroidery company
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2017 @ 8:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the Council of Economic Advisers released a report on the relationship between the corporate tax rate and GDP growth
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2017 @ 8:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2017 @ 10:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's unlikely Congress will take major steps in the next year to reform the federal tax code or the Affordable Care Act. That's the assessment from a leader of the National Taxpayers Union.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 6:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Except when complaining that North Carolina isn't giving enough targeted tax incentives to Hollywood studios, solar-panel manufacturers, and commercial real-estate developers, liberals contend that cutting taxes on business has no effect on business starts, corporate relocation, or job creation.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @ 5:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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