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As North Carolina's legislative session (presumably) winds down over the next couple of weeks, it seems increasingly unlikely that the cap on state spending growth and other provisions of the proposed Taxpayer Protection Act will pass this year. The Senate approved the measure a few weeks ago...
Published: Sunday, September 13th, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Likely North Carolina voters overwhelmingly favor a measure to restrain the growth rate of state spending. According to the April 2011 Civitas Institute poll, 67 percent of respondents support the ideas contained in HB 188 - which would limit the growth rate of the state budget to a formula based...
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 1:56 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Each year the North Carolina General Assembly discusses how much is spent on state government. Many, including the John Locke Foundation, argue that a spending limit or cap should be in place. The call for such a cap has not been impromptu, but rather a reaction to inflation-adjusted state...
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 2:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the 1970s and 1980s, America saw a growing federal deficit that caused states to react. North Carolina rewrote its constitution in 1971, and as part of that constitution the state is required to pass a 'balanced budget.' More specifically, the state's total expenditures cannot exceed its...
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For savers, compounding interest can be a great thing. It helps to accelerate the rate of increase of your money in the bank.
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 @ 4:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's tax structure is almost assuredly going to receive an overhaul in 2013. Legislative leaders and newly elected Gov. Pat McCrory have made no secret of this.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:46 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A majority of North Carolinians support a cap on total state spending at inflation and population growth.
Published: Sunday, August 26th, 2012 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the North Carolina House and Senate work out their differences over a 2012-13 spending plan, it's not too early to be thinking about what the state's fiscal policy choices will be in 2013.
Published: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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