Search Results for: surplus tax

Lame-duck Berger poo-poos idea of gas tax changes

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We have the 11th highest gas tax in the United States. Legislators are frequently talking about revenue surpluses — how they’ve managed to collect more money than they actually need.

#ncga: A budget surplus ??? (GIVE IT BACK)

Posted on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Guess what? They shook more money out of us than they needed: North Carolina government revenues are projected to exceed expectations by more than a half-billion dollars this fiscal year,

North Carolina state taxing and spending by the numbers

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

As the election season gears up, the phony statistics and the excrement are really going to be flying. We decided to head some of that off by injecting some interesting,

#ncga: The big fight for the short session? Tax reform vs. MORE SPENDING & PAY RAISES

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Contrary to the prurient desires of The Gay News & Observer, HB2 is not being seen as the big fight in the GOP-dominated General Assembly during this short session. John

FOR THE CHILDREN: In Moore County, school board wages political disinformation war to gouge the taxpayers

Posted on May 19, 2013May 19, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Facts can be inconvenient things. Especially when your own in-house records contradict the spin you are peddling to the public. Moore County schools superintendent Aaron Spence and the members

Trump wants to do it. Why not the NCGOP in the NCGA?

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

President Trump is pushing the idea of a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax to provide some consumer relief during this tough time. (Anyone seen gas prices lately ???).

We’re insolvent! (Happy 250th, America.)

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been hearing about how America is facing serious financial jeopardy for decades now. Yet, we keep falling for liars who talk a good conservative game during an election campaign.

Berger backs BIGGER unemployment checks

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The de facto leader of the NCGOP is defying his party’s national fervor for cutting spending and waste. State senator Phil Berger, his chamber’s president pro tem, has made it

While MAGA cuts in DC, Raleigh is fattening up

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Since 2017, we’ve been hearing talk from the General Assembly about revenue surpluses. Surpluses in revenue occur when they take too much money from us in April of each year.

It’s not Red v. Blue. It’s not (R) v. (D). It’s about BIG government v. LIMITED government.

Posted on October 19, 2024October 19, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The economy is on everyone’s mind this election season. No one likes having to take an armored car full of cash with them to the gas station or grocery store.