how the climate cult is screwing consumers
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 8:23 pm
By: John Steed
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would prohibit local governments from blocking consumers from certain types of energy sources, by a vote of 76-38.
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Record spending during the holiday season coincided with many American households making expenditures using record amounts of debt.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tax credits for higher-income people buying expensive electric vehicles will be borne on the backs of the poor
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 10:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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environmentally harmful and one of the most expensive ways to make electricity
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 8:31 am
By: John Steed
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Steak prices are trending downward as consumers appear to be favoring cheaper forms of protein.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2022 @ 9:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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New information out Thursday from the federal government shows that the costs to make goods and provide services went up 11.3% in June.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Biden wants to bring this to rest of country; Cooper wants to bring it to NC
Published: Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 @ 10:09 am
By: John Steed
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Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives.
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2020 @ 8:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Despite a dip in total alcohol consumption, U.S. drinkers bought more than 230 million nine-liter cases of distilled spirits in 2018 - a 1.9 percent increase on the previous year.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2019 @ 9:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over the past several weeks, I have been discussing some of the silliness surrounding the analysis of lower oil and gasoline prices. It was pointed out here and here that the main reason why lower prices, if sustained, will lead to economic growth is that they will reduce the cost of production...
Published: Wednesday, February 11th, 2015 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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American consumers are no better than children when it comes to making financial decisions.
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 2:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is home to a thriving and growing wine industry. Consumers support the industry every time they buy a bottle of North Carolina wine.
Published: Sunday, October 26th, 2014 @ 12:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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If it were to succeed, the campaign to hike - or worse, double - the minimum wage would have serious negative repercussions for the young, least skilled, and least employable. Previous newsletters have explored in depth this well-known negative policy consequence. It's one of the issues about...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper visited East Carolina University on Thursday as part of an initiative to educate college consumers on making wise financial choices.
Published: Saturday, September 20th, 2014 @ 2:29 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Obamacare's health insurance exchanges offer four "metallic" levels of plans: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Bronze plans cover 60 percent of benefits, meaning consumers will be responsible for higher out-of-pocket expenses such as co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles. Meanwhile, platinum...
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 7:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As North Carolina and the rest of the country continue a painfully slow recovery from a painful recession, there is no more important question in public policy than how best to create sustained economic growth.
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 @ 12:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local media consumers may have picked up a bit of trivia lately: North Carolina's new governor isn't a Democrat. This break from The Way Things Are Done 'Round Here has led to...
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 3:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you think ObamaCare is going to jack up medical costs for you and your family, wait until you get a load of the potential impact on your pets' bills for veterinary treatment.
Published: Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 @ 1:03 am
By: Brant Clifton
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