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Why is that the issue of the State? All the State needs to do for sales tax increases is tell merchants that their Sales Tax Payable will be increased. If the merchant doesn't comply, they lose revenue. This is not something that should take the state more than a day. Sales Tax is a very simple accounting procedure.
$5 million a day? Perdue Might Want to Check the Calendar
Late today, Governor Bev Perdue took to the bully pulpit to encourage the General Assembly to hurry up and pass a budget because the state is "losing" $5 million a day in lost new tax revenue and spending cuts. Legislators now have until July 15 to agree on the budget, but Perdue said Wednesday ...
I completely agree, but then it wouldn't be a satire of this bill anymore. The bill allows death row to be compared to the population.
The Gender Justice Act
"Today, Governor Bev Perdue signed into law the Gender Justice Act. This new act will allow men on death row to challenge the judicial system of North Carolina on the basis of Sexism. Men that have been sentenced to capital punishment will be able to use data and other evidence to prove that...
I think it really is as simple as Chris makes it. What about sales tax increases or increases on the alcohol tax is hard to administer? It's very simple accounting; just create a new payable account. A corporation faced with having to relay information to all of its retail stores about sale prices or the such would have it done in a matter of days, if not hours. Why is it okay for Government to take weeks? Maybe efficiency is lost on the transfer from the private sector to the public sector.
$5 million a day? Perdue Might Want to Check the Calendar
Late today, Governor Bev Perdue took to the bully pulpit to encourage the General Assembly to hurry up and pass a budget because the state is "losing" $5 million a day in lost new tax revenue and spending cuts. Legislators now have until July 15 to agree on the budget, but Perdue said Wednesday ...
Chris,
I don't think it's very fair for us to look at the actions of the Republicans through this lens.
Perhaps it makes the issue more clear if we look at what it would infer if Republicans voted against this bill. This bill was thought to be a large job creating bill in the middle of a recession. If the Republicans had voted against this bill, we would be hearing instead of how the Republicans were against creating jobs that would help the economy of coastal North Carolina.
I don't think the Republicans really had a choice but to vote for this bill, even though they are against it in principle.
Something Smells Fishy
Clearly we live in a nation where people are free to speak their minds. Darn if we actually use them. As Chris Fitzsimon earnestly points out in his June 26 post on NC Policy Watch, The Follies, all Republicans present during the vote to fund a $25 million North Carolina Aquariums Fishing Pier i...
I would feel bad making fun of this picture. It would just be too easy.
Bev: The Edumakashun Guvaner
Gov. Perdue at her latest "Taxapolooza" tour stop:
$18.8 million are spent to allow students to take college level classes?
I graduated from Enloe high school in 2008. At Enloe, I took at least 8 AP/College-level classes. I don't think I saw a cent of this "$18.8 million". Every year, I had to pay close to $100 per AP exam, maybe more. One of my classes, AP Physics C, required two exams. You must take the exams to get college credit at most universities.
Based on this, I would be willing to assert that this money is not being used efficiently and could stand to be cut partially or entirely from the budget.
Are Oysters More Important Than Teachers?
WBTV news (click on red camera icon to see video) in Charlotte asks this difficult question of House budget makers. Some who supported the budget say the state's poor economic situation left them with little choice but to raise taxes and eliminate the teachers. Folks at the conservative Civitas...
I think one thing worth noting is that the Teacher's Union cares more about employing teachers than it does about student performance. Small class size means more teachers.
Smaller Classes: Let's not let the facts get in the way.
Democrats and educators are in an all-out assault to restore cuts to the proposed House education budget. One of the biggest spoils in this battle is a provision to raise average class size by two students. The change would save the state about $644 million over two years. As we might expect the...
Update: The Supreme Court has put the sale of Chrysler on hold.
Last Hope for Chrysler Bondholders, Possibly the Bond Market
By 4 p.m. today, the U.S. Supreme Court must decide if it will hear a case for some Chrysler bondholders. This last effort by pensions in the state of Indiana may hold the future for the bond market as a whole. Historically, secured bondholders have had very safe investments because they are fir...
Where do you draw the connection between this post and the right to vote?
Two Gun Bills Up In Raleigh Committee Tuesday
Despite the slow pace of conservative legislation at the Legislature this session, the issue of the right to keep and bear arms (RKBA) has somehow managed to slip through the the liberal dominated North Carolina General Assembly. Case in point; two bills will be heard in committee on Tuesday tha...
I can't see a bible study meeting being that disruptive. I would understand if there was a party or something of that nature that was disruptive to the neighborhood. According to reports of the incident in California, it seems to be the issue of assembling for religion outside of a church, not of disrupting the peace of the neighborhood at inappropriate times.
"Do you Pray?", "Do you say praise the Lord?", and "Do you say amen?" seem to all be pointed questions at religion and would not be things that would disrupt the peace.
Local Govt. Out of Control
Ever wonder how far the bureaucrats that run local government can go? Apparently, under the aegis of zoning and land use regulations, they can go pretty far. What personal, non-business activity would be so bad that the zoning gestapo would need to investigate and interrogate homeowners? What ...
Not to mention the freedom of religion guaranteed under the first amendment, but what about the freedom of assembly? The freedom of assembly is normally not a largely debated topic, but I think it is being stepped on by this local municipality.
Local Govt. Out of Control
Ever wonder how far the bureaucrats that run local government can go? Apparently, under the aegis of zoning and land use regulations, they can go pretty far. What personal, non-business activity would be so bad that the zoning gestapo would need to investigate and interrogate homeowners? What ...
Good to see that our boys are getting their stuff together and fighting.
Election Welfare Stumbles in NC Senate
The bill to give local politicians taxpayer money to run for office hit a snag in the today's session of the NC Senate. HB 120 would set up a so-called "pilot" program that would allow your local municipal government to set up a publicly financed campaign scheme. (Civitas' Brian Balfour lays i...
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