Budget, Taxation & Economy
Budget, Taxation & Economy
At the state legislature, Locke advocates for limiting the expenditure of tax dollars and strictly limiting its tax burdens on families and businesses.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Martin Center: No, the NC Legislature Hasn’t “Harmed” Public Universities
Last month, the Raleigh News & Observer laid out a series of articles questioning conservative leadership at the University of North Carolina System and General Assembly. The authors concluded that under this leadership, our public higher…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Questions for Biden on the Minimum Wage
If government derives its authority from the “consent of the governed,” how can the governed consent powers to government that they – the governed – themselves don’t have?
Budget, Taxation & Economy
State of the Union: Key Fiscal Blunders
President Biden’s first State of the Union address attempted to bring hope to the American people. Unfortunately, the President’s plans are misleading. They offer only false hope, and Americans should reject the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How To Solve Inflation? Do’s and Don’ts
The Left has offered several fallacies to explain our current inflation problem: the supply chain crisis, big businesses, and global causes chief among them. Their solutions are misguided given their failure to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Left’s Inflation Fallacies
In his forthcoming State of the Union speech, “President Biden will emphasize his efforts to curb inflation,” reads The Wall Street Journal. We can expect Biden to offer a litany of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
What’s behind twenty years of price changes? It’s not complicated.
Anyone who has been in a store in the past year can’t help but notice steadily rising prices. .The truth is, prices are always changing. What do price changes look…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Inflation in One Page
Biden's claim that printing another $1.2 trillion for his "Build Back Better" scheme will provide relief for families struggling with higher gas and grocery bills is like the arsonist saying…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
One Year Later, “Emergency” Funds Are Still Not for Emergency
New Treasury guidance on state and local Covid relief spending is a nod to government and a flippant disregard of taxpayers and small businesses. At the end of January, the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
State Tax Revenues Multiply
State government tax revenues have well-exceeded expectations this fiscal year, WRAL reported. Personal income and sales and use tax revenues were $766 million and $330 million above projections, respectively. Even more…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Five Principles for Local Government
The scope of local government is limited. Approaches to local governing should emphasize transparency, restraint, and simplicity. Government leaders should prioritize essential services and infrastructure over any pursuit of expanded…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina’s Strong Fiscal Condition and Opportunity for Growth
Thanks to fiscally conservative policies of spending restraint and saving, state debt continues to trend downward as highlighted in the Debt Affordability Advisory Committee’s (the Committee) annual report submitted to the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Boosted Unemployment Benefits Prolonged Unemployment
Economic laws are not subject to a vote, don't care about your feelings, and are unbreakable. Policymakers ignoring them put us all in peril.