Category: Economy

What ever happened to CUTTING taxes AND cutting SPENDING ???

Posted on December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Politicians in Raleigh and DC, aided and abetted by our oft-clueless media, are railing about how the only way to fix our economic mess is to get the ‘guv-mint’

Welcome to the Obama Era: Uncle Sam & Aunt Bev are largest NC employers

Posted on December 17, 2012December 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Triangle Business Journal’s ranking of North Carolina’s Top Ten Largest Employers speaks screams volumes about the sorry state of the Tar Heel State’s econ0my. The two largest —

ObamaCare deadline passes, Gov. Pat STILL UNCOMMITTED on the issue

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Unbelievable, isn’t it? McCrory has named his HHS secretary but has not made up his mind about establishing a state health insurance exchange, a vital component of

NC State Govt: How about a nice tasty tax increase to go along with your recession?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We’re in the top ten in the nation — in terms of unemployment. Of the 19 states STILL indebted to the federal government for repayment of emergency unemployment funds, North

AFTER the election, GOP thinks tax increases are A-OK

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Now that the smoke has cleared — and they are safe from the voters’ wrath for at least two more years — Republicans in Raleigh and Washington appear ready to

Gov. Pat: Bev’s a disaster, but I’m keeping a lot of her people.

Posted on November 20, 2012November 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Pat McCrory, fresh off his rout of Walter Dalton in the governor’s race, is putting out the word that we shouldn’t expect “major personnel changes right away.” Wait a minute.

Hey Raleigh! Just say NO! (Key ObamaCare deadline THIS WEEK)

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Obama administration has asked states to let them know by THIS FRIDAY their plans for setting up health care exchanges at the state level. This is

Facebook’s woes may blow back on NC treasurer, become election issue

Posted on August 18, 2012August 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

State Treasurer has typically been one of those races that stays below the political radar. Everyone seems to focus all of their attention on more

NC Campaign 2012: Don’t cry for the edu-crats

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

During the debate over the 2011 state budget, we heard a lot of screaming, crying, moaning and complaining from Democrats and their NCAE allies about alleged draconian budget cuts. The

Campaign 2012: The great tax backfire in NC GOV race

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I swear I saw this coming. The Pat McCrory campaign, NCGOP and national GOP all jumped on a WECT TV interview where Democrat nominee Walter Dalton would