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protecting our farmland AND our electric consumers
Published: Sunday, August 24th, 2025 @ 5:08 pm By: John Steed
protecting our farmland AND our electric consumers
 
A coalition of organizations is urging Congress to terminate the subsidies associated with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the elements of the Green New Deal it codified in policy.
A coalition of organizations is urging Congress to terminate the subsidies associated with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the elements of the Green New Deal it codified in policy.
 
ending this boondoggle will help stop electric rate increases and save the whales
ending this boondoggle will help stop electric rate increases and save the whales
 
NC is headed this direction thanks to RINOs like Sen. Jim Perry and Sen. Phil Berger
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 5:20 pm By: John Steed
NC is headed this direction thanks to RINOs like Sen. Jim Perry and Sen. Phil Berger
 
auto workers union blasts electric vehcile provision in "Inflation Reduction Act"
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 @ 7:43 am By: John Steed
auto workers union blasts electric vehcile provision in "Inflation Reduction Act"
 
Farming subsidies have been a contentious issue in the agricultural industry for years. Although they were initially designed to support smaller farmers, they have ultimately ended up harming them. In this article, we will examine some of the ways in which farming subsidies have had adverse effects
Farming subsidies have been a contentious issue in the agricultural industry for years. Although they were initially designed to support smaller farmers, they have ultimately ended up harming them. In this article, we will examine some of the ways in which farming subsidies have had adverse effects
 
With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most likely see an increase in.
With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most likely see an increase in.
 
Government subsidies involve policymakers using your money to prop up politically chosen initiatives
Government subsidies involve policymakers using your money to prop up politically chosen initiatives
 
And interstate compacts may be one way to protect business
And interstate compacts may be one way to protect business
 
That lie is embedded in green new deal and EU equivalent
Published: Thursday, December 1st, 2022 @ 8:44 am By: John Steed
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could be poised to cash in upcoming legislation meant to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry, after her husband exercised shares worth as much as $5 million in a California company that stands to reap subsidies.
Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 @ 12:49 am By: Daily Wire
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could be poised to cash in upcoming legislation meant to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry, after her husband exercised shares worth as much as $5 million in a California company that stands to reap subsidies.
 
BBC admits he gave viewers "inaccurate impression"
Published: Friday, January 21st, 2022 @ 10:32 am By: John Steed
BBC admits he gave viewers "inaccurate impression"
 
If your business model requires ongoing subsidies and incentives, your business isn’t selling a product, it’s having to lobby nonstop. ZeroHedge reports on a major new threat to the rooftop solar business in California.
If your business model requires ongoing subsidies and incentives, your business isn’t selling a product, it’s having to lobby nonstop. ZeroHedge reports on a major new threat to the rooftop solar business in California.
 
Since 2005, North Carolina has provided over $404 million in subsidies (tax credits and grant payments) to film production companies.
Since 2005, North Carolina has provided over $404 million in subsidies (tax credits and grant payments) to film production companies.
 
If it were a film, North Carolina’s subsidy program wouldn’t be a box office smash. A recent study from the Western Carolina University Center for the Study of Free Enterprise says the $400 million North Carolina taxpayers have invested in film subsidies has failed to pay dividends.
If it were a film, North Carolina’s subsidy program wouldn’t be a box office smash. A recent study from the Western Carolina University Center for the Study of Free Enterprise says the $400 million North Carolina taxpayers have invested in film subsidies has failed to pay dividends.
 
Public universities in North Carolina can’t fund their athletic budgets from only ticket and merchandise sales; they must use subsidies to foot the rest of the bill.
Public universities in North Carolina can’t fund their athletic budgets from only ticket and merchandise sales; they must use subsidies to foot the rest of the bill.
 
When are special interest subsidies not just special interest subsidies?
When are special interest subsidies not just special interest subsidies?
 
The public transportation system in Wilson, as in many places, needs taxpayer subsidies to keep the buses running. The difference between the cost of operating the system and revenues, led by passenger fares, is more than $1 million a year
The public transportation system in Wilson, as in many places, needs taxpayer subsidies to keep the buses running. The difference between the cost of operating the system and revenues, led by passenger fares, is more than $1 million a year
 
Time Magazine’s Aug. 6 special issue focuses on the American South. One of the articles is about Georgia’s film production incentives, entitled “How Georgia Became the Hollywood of the South.”
Time Magazine’s Aug. 6 special issue focuses on the American South. One of the articles is about Georgia’s film production incentives, entitled “How Georgia Became the Hollywood of the South.”
 
As China tangles with the President Trump over trade, North Carolina growers fear a collapse in demand, and say that even Trump's proposed $12 billion boost in farm subsidies won't stanch the billions they would bleed in a prolonged trade war
As China tangles with the President Trump over trade, North Carolina growers fear a collapse in demand, and say that even Trump's proposed $12 billion boost in farm subsidies won't stanch the billions they would bleed in a prolonged trade war
 
There is a puzzling term regularly being used by members of the Trump administration that, they argue, is the ultimate goal of their protectionist trade policies. The phrase is "reciprocal trade."
There is a puzzling term regularly being used by members of the Trump administration that, they argue, is the ultimate goal of their protectionist trade policies. The phrase is "reciprocal trade."
 
North Carolina Democrats have never opposed lowering taxes on big business. You may hear a lot of rhetoric to the contrary during the election cycle. Here's why, to borrow a phrase, you should take that rhetoric seriously but not literally
North Carolina Democrats have never opposed lowering taxes on big business. You may hear a lot of rhetoric to the contrary during the election cycle. Here's why, to borrow a phrase, you should take that rhetoric seriously but not literally
 
The proposed new state budget would not expand the state’s overall film grant program this year
The proposed new state budget would not expand the state’s overall film grant program this year
 
Legislative leaders will boost tax-paid subsidies available in the $23.9 billion 2018-19 budget proposal to induce multibillion-dollar corporations to locate in the state
Legislative leaders will boost tax-paid subsidies available in the $23.9 billion 2018-19 budget proposal to induce multibillion-dollar corporations to locate in the state
 
Nuclear power advocates are jumping on the climate change bandwagon. They are repackaging the industry as a clean energy alternative, and making a case for government subsidies
Nuclear power advocates are jumping on the climate change bandwagon. They are repackaging the industry as a clean energy alternative, and making a case for government subsidies
 
Health policy experts say President Donald Trump could rekindle Obamacare repeal efforts by killing the handouts insulating Congress from the program's costs
Health policy experts say President Donald Trump could rekindle Obamacare repeal efforts by killing the handouts insulating Congress from the program's costs
 
Another session of the N.C. General Assembly - this one especially short - should convene at noon Oct. 4.
Another session of the N.C. General Assembly - this one especially short - should convene at noon Oct. 4.
 
A new state grant program seeks to make fresh produce available in underserved communities, but research suggests the government's tactics won't make people healthier
A new state grant program seeks to make fresh produce available in underserved communities, but research suggests the government's tactics won't make people healthier
 
Film director Rob Reiner and other Hollywood notables have railed against North Carolina, threatened not to work in the state again, and raised the possibility of economic boycotts because of House Bill 2, the so-called bathroom bill
Film director Rob Reiner and other Hollywood notables have railed against North Carolina, threatened not to work in the state again, and raised the possibility of economic boycotts because of House Bill 2, the so-called bathroom bill
 
The Nash County Republican sat through two legislative meetings in two weeks hearing Duke Energy officials describe subsidies and carve-outs handed over to the solar energy industry at taxpayer expense
The Nash County Republican sat through two legislative meetings in two weeks hearing Duke Energy officials describe subsidies and carve-outs handed over to the solar energy industry at taxpayer expense
 
The Carolina Connector, a $272 million Edgecombe County transit hub for CSX railroad, would receive taxpayer subsidies from the state of North Carolina of at least $700,000 for each of the 149 jobs the rail project is projected to create-jobs that are expected to pay an average of $64,000 annually.
The Carolina Connector, a $272 million Edgecombe County transit hub for CSX railroad, would receive taxpayer subsidies from the state of North Carolina of at least $700,000 for each of the 149 jobs the rail project is projected to create-jobs that are expected to pay an average of $64,000 annually.
 
Economic research has shown that stadium subsidies are bad public investments. That hasn't reduced the desire of local governments to throw money at professional sports teams
Economic research has shown that stadium subsidies are bad public investments. That hasn't reduced the desire of local governments to throw money at professional sports teams
 
We are supposed to feel sorry for the poor, benighted people of Colorado, Florida, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
We are supposed to feel sorry for the poor, benighted people of Colorado, Florida, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
 
The "good" news is that, in this year's Super Bowl battle over which team fleeces its home city's taxpayers the least, Broncos or the Panthers, the winner is the Panthers by a pretty wide margin. According to this article by the Manhattan Institute's Jared Meyer (originally published in Forbes)...
The "good" news is that, in this year's Super Bowl battle over which team fleeces its home city's taxpayers the least, Broncos or the Panthers, the winner is the Panthers by a pretty wide margin. According to this article by the Manhattan Institute's Jared Meyer (originally published in Forbes)...
 
This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted to override President Obama's veto of the Obamacare repeal the House passed last month and the Senate passed in December. The bill struck at the heart of Obamacare by repealing the employer mandates, the Medicaid expansion, the medical device...
This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted to override President Obama's veto of the Obamacare repeal the House passed last month and the Senate passed in December. The bill struck at the heart of Obamacare by repealing the employer mandates, the Medicaid expansion, the medical device...
 
Railroad did not use eminent domain or receive major state subsidies at PA, OH sites... At an emergency closed-session meeting Wednesday night, less than a week after Gov. Pat McCrory announced a $272 million CSX rail terminal project near Selma, the Johnston County Board of Commissioners issued...
Railroad did not use eminent domain or receive major state subsidies at PA, OH sites... At an emergency closed-session meeting Wednesday night, less than a week after Gov. Pat McCrory announced a $272 million CSX rail terminal project near Selma, the Johnston County Board of Commissioners issued...
 
For decades, energy costs have been manipulated by state government subsidies. Just like other subsidies, whether for the film industry, automobile manufacturers, or even specific companies, special treatments transfer the tax burden from the recipients of the subsidies to others, creating unfair...
For decades, energy costs have been manipulated by state government subsidies. Just like other subsidies, whether for the film industry, automobile manufacturers, or even specific companies, special treatments transfer the tax burden from the recipients of the subsidies to others, creating unfair...
 
A novel justification for governments heavily subsidizing otherwise unsustainable, expensive, inefficient renewable energy is to argue that all energy sources get subsidies. The general assertion is true as far as that goes. Still, the argument is often used as a variant of...
A novel justification for governments heavily subsidizing otherwise unsustainable, expensive, inefficient renewable energy is to argue that all energy sources get subsidies. The general assertion is true as far as that goes. Still, the argument is often used as a variant of...
 
This week's newsletter takes a look at renewable energy facilities in the news. For example, a new study from the Carnegie Institution for Science and Stanford University found a surprising (to researchers) ecological cost of solar installations in California, which has a much more aggressive...
This week's newsletter takes a look at renewable energy facilities in the news. For example, a new study from the Carnegie Institution for Science and Stanford University found a surprising (to researchers) ecological cost of solar installations in California, which has a much more aggressive...
 

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