The General Assembly passed a bill— HB 67– that does several things. The bill runs 48 pages. Senate candidate Don Brown recently discussed it on OAN. He focused on the part of the bill that opens the floodgates for many more foreign-trained physicians to be employed by hospital systems in […]
The Unintended Consequences Of Eliminating Car Ownership
As you watch this video, remain mindful that many of the attendees arrive by private plane. Never mind the loss of convenience and freedom associated with an expectation that people do not own their own car for their own exclusive use. Such a change inevitably would have major economic consequences […]
Welfare Fraud Occurs…
… much more often than we know. Why have employers had such difficulty finding willing, reliable workers ever since Covid began? But this has been happening for many years: Section 8 caseworker exposes people on Section 8 have 4 generations of family members on Section 8. They lie saying they […]
Ideas Have Certain Implications
Hospital Systems Antagonize LGBTQ Groups
The woke hospital systems’ inclinations are to veer to the extreme left. However, they are now earning the aspersions of LGBTQ advocacy groups because they have limited the provision of “gender-affirming care” in response to Trump’s recent executive actions and newly enacted state law. Let there be no misunderstanding. These […]
The Settlers and Ellis Island Immigrants vs. Today’s Illegals
Good points:
Constitutional Amendment To Limit Property Tax Increases
Rep. Brian Echevrarria has a great article at Carolina Journal that talks about a proposal to limit property tax increases. Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment. Statewide, steep increases in property valuations have increased property taxes; and we likely face potentially severe future increases. Local units of government are exploiting […]
How Much Socialism Will People Tolerate?
This guy’s point is valid. However, some clarification is necessary. Leaving a commune is probably easier than leaving a city or a country. The United States, Europe, Canada and other “first world” countries all have some degree of socialism built into their systems. We are much more socialist now than […]
The Ruling Class Is Still On The Hook
I am not a fan of Charlie Kirk, but he did a good job with this discussion:
George Hartzman’s SBI Complaint Against Zack Matheny
A post at his Substack reveals the substance of the complaint George Hartzman filed with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) regarding Zack Matheny. (HT: JH) He alleges conflicts of interest; illegal uses of public funds for entertainment; and additional legal violations. It is interesting that Greensboro City Manager Trey […]