by Thomas Mills | Jun 23, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Income Inequality |
Shortly after Obamacare came into effect in March, a friend commented on Facebook that his premiums had gone up substantially and the program was little more than another attempt to redistribute wealth. My friend is from a privileged background and, judging from his...
by John Wynne | Jun 5, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economy, Features, Moral Monday |
Conservatives in North Carolina have been wrestling for some time with how to handle protesters, particularly of the Moral Monday variety. Writing blistering editorials which mocked them as “Moron Mondays” didn’t work. Giving them delicious freshly...
by Thomas Mills | May 21, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Republicans in Raleigh have a problem with their storyline. They keep insisting that North Carolina is on a “Carolina Comeback” but nobody’s feeling the benefits–except the rich. They cite falling unemployment numbers but those are just statistics and don’t...
by Alexander H. Jones | May 15, 2014 | Economy, NCGov
Remember Pat McCrory, the guy who just got trashed by his own party’s legislative leaders? He’s started his “extremely assertive” new year by….following the legislature’s lead. Round 2 of Unemployment Insurance “reform” is gratuitous and mean-spirited, and...
by Thomas Mills | May 3, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
The jobs report is out again. This time, April growth exceeded expectations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 288,000 new jobs were created and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.3% from 6.7%. So what was the response? As Politico notes, Democrats were...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 18, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
Well, the results are coming in and they’re not looking good for the GOP. work force is shrinking while our population is growing, they’ve screwed up every crisis that’s come along from Medicaid to coal ash and the only people who are really benefiting from...
