Tag: economy

When Gov. Pat talks, we listen …

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Like the throngs looking for smoke at The Vatican, the Carolinas media waited breathlessly for North Carolina governor-elect Pat McCrory’s address to The North Carolina Bankers’

Buyer Beware: Snake Oil sales pitches flying fast and furious in DC, Raleigh

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The ruling class and their media lapdogs are pulling out all stops to whip up a state of frenzy over this impending fiscal cliff. We are here thanks to: (1)

Dems control two-thirds of process, but SOMEHOW fiscal cliff is ALL GOP’s fault

Posted on December 21, 2012December 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We all woke up this morning to media spin like this: ”Speaker Boehner, facing a rebellion in his party, abandoned his plan to avert tax increases

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 —

Focus on tax returns, Islam video distract from Left’s failures

Posted on September 23, 2012September 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I’ve seen and heard WAY too much lately about Mitt Romney’s tax returns. The Obama sycophants at the AP slobbered all over the Romney documents, pointing out — from the

NCGOV-wannabes talk about JOBS

Posted on September 19, 2012September 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We’ve talked about A LOT of stuff in the 2012 race for governor of North Carolina. We’ve heard a lot about Pat McCrory’s tax returns. We’ve been treated

Campaign 2012: The cost of doing business in North Carolina

Posted on July 22, 2012July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The N&O’s senior stenographer, Rob Christensen, has a piece in today’s paper about how North Carolina’s business climate is playing a role in this year’s governor’s

Charlotte budget battle fueling secession talk?

Posted on June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Charlotte city manager publicly described the city as being “in decline.” He publicly talked about how a small portion of the city is funding everyone else. Residents were

Survey says — NC is NOT as business friendly as Walter & Bev claim

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

Thumbtack.com — a nonpartisan website devoted to helping people find quality service providers — has conducted a nationwide survey on the national business climate. The survey