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If you haven't noticed, the current Federal government has managed to confine you in an almost escape proof box.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 12:07 am
By: John W. LaCava
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Joshua Lawson of the Federalist highlights an important lesson from a recent viral video.
Published: Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 @ 12:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could cost N.C. state government millions of dollars.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 12:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement following the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) that section 201 solar tariffs played a role in the decline of utility-scale solar
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 12:41 am
By: Thom Tillis
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When is it acceptable for a Republican president to openly brag about liking taxes?
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 9:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported on a development students of American governance have known about for years, but politicians have studiously avoided doing anything about: the United States' debt will cost us more in the near future than our own national defense
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 5:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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In the main, there are two reasons given for taxing soda and other heavily sugared products, including sugar itself
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 10:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Walmart has low prices for all kinds of products, from clothing to shoes to groceries and almost everything in between
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Advocates for higher taxes and spending were excited to see a new pool of economic activity from which to siphon money, but Gov. Roy Cooper's Department of Revenue (NCDOR) may have overstepped its authority in interpreting state law and a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters must look beyond candidates' statements and official policy positions to find those who emulate Walter Mondale. This is especially true when considering Mondale's views about raising taxes
Published: Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 @ 10:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to debates over tax reform or tax cuts (rarely for tax increases), it is quite typical for questions of fairness and justice to be part of the conversation
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Want to know why conservatives are more skeptical than progressives of the idea of government confiscating more of our money to throw at social programs
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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White House: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Cuts will Generate Greater Economic Opportunity for AllSmall business owners will be able to grow and thrive under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2018 @ 4:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As soon as Democrats retake the House in November, Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a town hall meeting Wednesday that the first priority is repealing and "replacing" the GOP tax cut package that passed last December
Published: Saturday, April 7th, 2018 @ 4:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Yes, free trade is good
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 4:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Thursday, the White House released President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries except for Canada and Mexico right ahead of the White House signing ceremony
Published: Saturday, March 10th, 2018 @ 1:18 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Thursday, President Trump signaled his desire for tariffs on steel and aluminum, tweeting out that America’s domestic industries were being outflanked by foreign production
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 2:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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The sober realization is that socialism is still challenging freedom - even with the irrefutable mountain of evidence of its abject failure and toll on humans everywhere it has been tried
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2018 @ 4:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Does Gov. Roy Cooper believe that North Carolina's tax burden should be $3 billion higher?
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 @ 10:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wednesday dawned to the horrifying cacophony of howling dogs mourning their dead masters - men, women and children killed in a mass slaughter by the Senate's passage of a rather ordinary tax bill from the Republicans
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2017 @ 10:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Should you ever be taxed on "income" that is not, in any meaningful sense, yours
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 10:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Connecticut legislators made headlines last year when they introduced a bill to tax revenue-generating college and university property. The bill was crafted to help New Haven, where Yale University is located, remain solvent
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 7:13 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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With only about a month of legislative days left in 2017, Congress needs to unite together on an issue that should have bipartisan support: Small business tax cuts
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 6:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some things are clear - lower taxes, fewer regulations, skilled workers, and efficient infrastructure lead to economic growth
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 5:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tonight, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following video statement following President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. Senator Tillis stressed the need for Republicans and Democrats to work together to address the major challenges facing the nation
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 10:34 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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It's no surprise that N.C. legislators might disagree about regulatory reforms that make substantive changes to state policies
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 @ 9:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Divided government has its benefits. North Carolina voters and taxpayers are seeing some of those benefits on display now on Jones Street in Raleigh
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2017 @ 7:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In what had once been a land of opportunity and progress, the state had grown large and oppressive. Its leaders lost their way. Its people nearly lost their freedom
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 @ 4:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A state legislator is hoping to give disabled veterans and spouses of fallen first responders a break on their property tax bills
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2017 @ 5:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hurricane Matthew still sits a couple of days away from the North Carolina coast, and those in its projected path root for the storm to turn to the east
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the last six years, bold, courageous North Carolina leaders have been willing to take risks, push the envelope, and offer unlimited opportunities for education freedom, for financial security, and for transformational reforms
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 3:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawsuits. Veto threats. Power grabs. Protests. My rights, his rights. No one's right. What a way to end 2016
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 4:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Top legislative budget and tax writers say the N.C. General Assembly isn't likely to tackle more extensive tax reform next year. Nor are major spending changes in the works
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 @ 1:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That's what recent tax reforms have delivered to North Carolina, according to a new academic study released today by the Civitas Institute
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 4:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina almost made another top-10 list this year - but don't worry, our state seems likely to make the cut in 2017
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 @ 9:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While voters in a number of North Carolina localities will have alcohol, tax increase, and bond referendums on their minds, citizens in the Forsyth County village of Tobaccoville will be deciding whether to recall their mayor
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 9:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Democrats running for statewide offices this year are trying to convince voters that Republicans favor higher taxes on "working people" while they, the Democrats, favor lower taxes on "working people."
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 10:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mainstream media and pundits on both sides of the aisle focus an extraordinary amount of time and energy examining public school funding
Published: Saturday, August 6th, 2016 @ 3:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should the government keep taxes higher in order to finance schools, roads, and other public services, even if the higher taxes discourage some private investment and entrepreneurship
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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