by Thomas Mills | Oct 7, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, National Politics, US House |
Leaf season in the mountains of North Carolina is big business. It’s the time of year when many businesses get out of the red and into the black as tourists flood western North Carolina to view the fall foliage. Experts estimate that the season brings in more than $1...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 29, 2013 | Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
John Hood recently wrote that liberals dismiss Republican’s tax cuts and deregulation as economic tools because they don’t believe in the relationship between taxes, regulation and economic development. There may be an element of truth to what he argues but he misses...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 22, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NCGOP |
Recently, one of the right-wing talking-point tweeters said “the lies about how the GOP hates the poor are getting old.” While I’m not sure most people think Republicans hate the poor, I do think most people believe they are indifferent to their plight. And the GOP...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 7, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Remember all that talk about creating jobs during the 2012 campaign? What happened? We barely heard the word “jobs” during the entire, painful legislative session. We heard plenty about motorcycle abortions, Sharia Law, state religions and guns, but nothing about...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 29, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Republicans have taken North Carolina into unchartered territory and in the process awakened a portion of the electorate that doesn’t want to be there. A cross-section of North Carolina’s population is proud of its reputation as a moderate, enlightened state and are...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 27, 2013 | Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, Gun Control, Politics, Tax Reform, Voting Rights |
Back in May, Greg Lacour said in Charlotte Magazine that North Carolina was becoming a petri dish for the American far right. He’s exactly right and now, we know for certain how far they will take us. They did damage but they are not finished. They have not eliminated...
