by Thomas Mills | Sep 30, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
To hear Republicans tell it, corporations and the wealthy have been under attack for years. Class warriors have demonized the rich, discouraging people from making money and slowing down our economy. If we would just get government out of the way, let wealthy folks...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 21, 2014 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
So much for that Carolina Comeback. North Carolina lost thousands of jobs in June. In addition, the workforce is continuing to shrink. Pat McCrory and the Republicans have been claiming that the shrinking unemployment rate is due to massive hiring. But those claims...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 10, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
Teachers are leaving the state. The infant mortality rate is up. And the workforce in North Carolina is smaller today than it was in 2007. But, hey, we’re giving tax cuts to businesses and rich people, so it’s all good. You know, those folks are going to start...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 9, 2013 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Tax Reform |
At the beginning of 2014, one of the North Carolina GOP’s signature legislative accomplishments goes into effect–tax reform. As the News & Observer noted, the new rules come with some confusing paperwork. Some business owners and their employees are griping,...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 2, 2013 | NC Politics, Tax Reform
In 1963, Ayn Rand wrote The Fascist New Frontier. In Bob Rucho’s telling, John Kennedy’s 2013 self would have seen his 1963 self as a fascist and joined the Tea Party. History suggests that Rand’s disciples would have despised Kennedy and he would have hated them...
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...
