Budget
PACing the legislature
This lovely reminder of how things work from Bob Hall and our friends at Democracy NC: (link to report) SPECIAL-INTEREST PACS GUARD TAX LOOPHOLES A [...] Full Story, Permalink »
How this game is played
2009: Can’t raise revenue because it will jeopardize Democrats chances in the 2010 election. A strong majority will pay dividends during redistricting. 2010: Status quo [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Slash and Burn
The magnitude of what is before us is becoming more and more clear. Check out this breakdown of job losses and program cuts. 18,000 teachers? [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Deep socialism
Apparently the Obama administrations is turning us into a socialist banana republic by, uh, taxing corporate profits. That’s right, he’s a nationalizing some of their [...] Full Story, Permalink »
Tax restructuring in the works
Services sales tax and some loophole closing seem to be boiling up from the Senate budget discussions. Good overview at ProgPulse. Full Story, Permalink »
Interesting headline
Senate takes a stab at Perdue’s budget And, surprise, the tobacco tax won’t be as high as the Gov’s. Full Story, Permalink »
Governor’s budget
Here’s the link to the lovely budget page of Bev Perdue. Happy reading. Story here. Full Story, Permalink »
Dollar a pack
Sin taxes jump under the Gov’s new budget. Via AP: RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Beverly Perdue’s budget proposal released Tuesday seeks a dollar-per-pack increase in [...] Full Story, Permalink »
