Monkey Business Report: NC’s e-cig tax
We posted previously about the General Assembly’s vote to enact a tax on e-cigarettes. E-cigs are a relatively new phenomenon. They are devices that emit odorless vapor instead of that
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Monkey Business Report: Super-Secret CharMeck TAX INCREASE meeting ?
Mecklenburg County commissioners are floating the idea of a property tax increase to help fund pay increases for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) teachers. Emails we obtained appear to indicate that
Continue reading# NCGA & the tax shell game: cap THIS tax, then intro a NEW one
A couple of weeks ago, the frontline soldiers of Raleigh’s conservative revolution were targeting privilege taxes — tagging them as harmful to the economy. Now, we have the “honorables” on
Continue reading#NCGA: Even MORE surrender on taxes?
This week the Republican majority on Jones Street slapped an excise tax on the sale of e-cigarettes. (That’s ON TOP of the sales tax already collected.) In the Senate, the
Continue reading#NCGA: Senate bill exempts temp foreign workers from state income tax withholding
The state of North Carolina has a more than $400 million revenue shortfall. The honorables on Jones Street are moaning about how they don’t have the money to give teachers
Continue reading#NCGA: The great revenue chase
John Drescher’s pet shih-tzu sat in on a legislative tax committee hearing for us yesterday. (Better him than us.) There were a few newsworthy items that came out of what
Continue readingWRAL: NC state House speaker Thom Tillis owns a business. Located in SC. (Incorporated in FLA.)
State House speaker and Senate candidate Thom Tillis likes to talk about what the General Assembly — under his leadership — has done to improve the business
Continue reading*Surprise ! * New taxes make stuff cost more.
The mainstream media and their lefty politico allies are perpetually hollering about “fairness” in the tax code. *Those people who have accumulated all that cash need to have MORE of
Continue reading#NCSEN Speaker Thom speaks on taxes, immigration
So far, during this primary campaign, you’ve had to (a) friend Speaker Thom on Facebook or (b) attend a high-dollar fundraiser to hear state House speaker Thom Tillis
Continue readingThey’re BAAAAACK: Toll Road Time in Raleigh
People are frustrated with members of Congress not paying attention to public opinion regarding ObamaCare. In North Carolina, we may start seeing some of the same feelings directed at state
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