Despite Rep. Tom Murry’s (R-Wake) open acknowledgement of Civitas’s Bad Bill of the Week article about HB 1149 (New Market Jobs Act), he turned a blind eye to reason and espoused the bill’s virtues in a Commerce and Job Development House committee meeting earlier today. The bill would provide a 7% tax credit on investments in [...]
Unions vs. Walmart
What happens every time a union tries to put a collar around the neck of the largest employer in North America? One of two things: The union vote fails or the vote passes and Walmart shuts the doors on that store. Why, you may ask? Because Walmart knows that setting up a third party as [...]
States Gives Grant to Outsource American Jobs
Economic incentives have gone too far when companies whose primary job is to outsource American jobs are getting tax breaks from the state of North Carolina. Today, HCL Technologies announced that it was expanding its operations in Wake County, with the intention of creating 513 jobs. In return, HCL will be rewarded with a state [...]
A Petition to the N.C. General Assembly
As necessary, replace "France" with "N.C.", "sun" with "cost-effective energy" or "imported furniture" and so on.) A PETITION From the Manufacturers of Candles, Tapers, Lanterns, sticks, Street Lamps, Snuffers, and Extinguishers, and from Producers of Tallow, Oil, Resin, Alcohol, and Generally of Everything Connected with Lighting. Gentle[folk]: You are on the right track. You reject [...]
Libertarianism for Progressives
Print and read.-Max Borders
