Tag: taxes

Give the money back? Of course, you should.

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Don Berger-ino , the capo di tutti — boss of all (political) bosses — in our fair capital city, is musing publicly about giving all that so-called “surplus” money currently

WSJ: Stein dead wrong on taxes

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Taxes are on a lot of people’s minds right now. (We’re pretty sure Mark Robinson is not in the mood to broach that subject right now.) Americans from Murphy-to-Manteo and

No tax returns filed for five years. Over $1 million in debt.

Posted on April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

If you’re going to campaign on the issue of personal responsibility, it’s kind of important to not have a record like this: […] According to the United States Bankruptcy Court,

It’s ‘raining.’ (About time to dig into Raleigh’s beloved ‘Rainy Day Fund’?)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The cost of just about everything one could possibly need is sky-rocketing. It’s tough economic times here in these United States. Meanwhile, Raleigh politicians are boasting with pride about this

NCGOV 2024: Folwell, Graham spar on dollars-and-cents issues.

Posted on January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Finally, we’re seeing something other than fawning over our dubiously-qualified lieutenant governor: North Carolina is facing an affordable housing crisis, and it’s become an issue in the race for governor.

“I’m not very good at math.” — NC’s next (?) governor

Posted on May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been hearing for some time that there are some serious face-palm inducing anecdotes out theresurrounding NCGOP superstar and current NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. It looks like WRAL has

The GOP has the numbers, but Roy runs Raleigh.

Posted on July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The General Assembly has passed all kinds of green energy nonsense. They refused to challenge the governor’s long-term use of “emergency powers” — well beyond the end of ANY

Folwell: NC non-profit hospitals failing to provide charity care despite tax breaks

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The deal was simple. Provide x amount of charity care in exchange for x amount of tax breaks. According to state treasurer Dale Folwell, lots of hospitals have taken

Downtown Chapel Hill an ‘economic opportunity zone’ ?

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 by Brant Clifton

President Trump and some North Carolina Republicans were in Charlotte this week celebrating and advocating for economic opportunity zones. These zones are supposed to be mostly low-income

Hey, Pinehurst: Here comes the John Strickland Tax Increase!

Posted on December 28, 2019December 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I For years, he’s huddled in the back of the village council meeting room organizing his minions. John Strickland couldn’t win his last election, so he was going