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
Is North Carolina the Worst Place to Work in America?
If you believe the recently released “report” by Oxfam America, North Carolina is the worst state for workers in the U.S. Oxfam is described as “a national charity organization that…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Texas Tops List, N.C. Ranks No. 7 in Welcoming Fleeing California Businesses
As California’s awful public policies prompt business after business to leave the state, North Carolina is one of the beneficiaries. A recent Hoover Institution working paper attempts to explain “Why…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Biden’s America Favors the Unemployed
Stephen Moore writes for the New York Post about a fundamental flaw in the Biden administration’s approach to employment. [W]e still don’t have nearly enough adult Americans in the work…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
It’s Not Enough to ‘Learn to Code’
Brent Orrell writes at The Dispatch about a flaw in one common piece of career advice. On the campaign trail, President Biden advised a crowd to “learn to program” in…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports on the upcoming 75th anniversary of North Carolina’s right-to-work law. John Hood’s CJ Opinion urges policymakers to pursue occupational licensing reform.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Fiscal Disaster Looms for Social Security, Medicare
Philip Klein of National Review Online delivers an important warning. In a week when Americans were distracted by the calamity in Afghanistan, landfall of the powerful Hurricane Ida, and the…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
A “Record” Year in Film Shows the Wisdom in Limiting Film Grants
North Carolina reportedly had a record year of investment in film productions in 2021 despite having a cap on its film grant, a seemingly counterintuitive result that's consistent with research…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Economic Freedom’s Link to Social Mobility
Justin Callais and Vincent Geloso write for the Fraser Institute about new research linking economic freedom to social mobility. While a broad literature has assessed the relationship between economic freedom…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports that the N.C. Supreme Court hears oral arguments today in a case challenging the state’s voter ID and tax-cap constitutional amendments. The latest CJ Opinion examines…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The U-Hauls Are Coming
Those of us who live here know very well what a wonderful state North Carolina is to call home, and if you’ve subscribed to On Locke, our weekly Monday morning…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Science: Natural immunity is “much greater immunity”
Even for an administration known to color well outside the lines of science and data, Cohen's comment was ignorant of an impressive and growing body of research into the immunity…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Project Risks Serious Ecological, Environmental, and Economic Harms
On August 27, 2021, Jon Sanders submitted public comments to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the BOEM's Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)…