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And in this sordid mix: Do you know where your Beaufort County Commissioners stand on this crucial issue?
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2022 @ 10:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a Fiscal Conservative, I have always made it my goal, as a county commissioner, to hold spending down to keep our taxes low.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 7:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It may do us well to review what our Founding Fathers conceived as a just and suitable federal tax plan
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2018 @ 2:32 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Do you remember the public discussions which went on for years about the proposed equal rights amendment to our federal Constitution?
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 12:26 pm
By: Publius Huldah
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As the state continues to increase spending, many citizens have begun to suspect that the effectiveness of that spending is diminishing. North Carolina's balanced budget amendment was intended to create a fiscally responsible state that uses tax dollars wisely. However, over the last few decades...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 1:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The movement behind a Balanced Budget Amendment will officially transform our government of specific taxing powers to one of broad powers
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 @ 4:26 am
By: Diane Rufino
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In 2007, county commissioners asked the legislature to give them more taxing authority. Ever increasing demands for services, especially related to population and student growth, created pressure for additional revenue sources.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 7:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The average North Carolinian surrendered more than 4.5 percent of his personal income to fund city and county government in the 2010 budget year, according to a new report from the John Locke Foundation.
Published: Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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