Scott Yost had a couple of articles at the Rhino Times website last week that discussed Guilford County’s bond debt. This impacts every taxpayer because we have to pay off those bonds that are borrowed. There is a certain amount of risk associated with carrying so much debt also. While […]
Tag: tax and spend
Mayoral Candidates Promise Revenue-Neutral Tax Rates
At a city of Greensboro mayoral forum, both candidates said they support avoiding property tax increases by making the rate revenue-neutral in response to property revaluations. This is a positive piece of news. But it needs to be interpreted in the context of the larger picture. First, we still might […]
TBJ: 235 Greensboro City Employees Paid More Than $100,000
News such as this suggests that something is terribly wrong in our city government. It is far too big, and engaged in far too many activities, to even remotely justify paying this many people six figures. This large crowd also provides a built-in constituency to keep growing city government. The […]
Residents Show Up Regarding Guilford Property Tax Increases
The News and Record reports. Kudos to those who showed up; and even more kudos to those who made the effort to speak. Recall that we will be vulnerable to property tax increases of upwards of 40 percent with the most recent property revaluations. One of the commenters discusses a […]
Tax Hearing Thursday
The Guilford Board of County Commissioners will have a hearing Thursday at 5:30 PM regarding the potential for property tax increases resulting from property revaluations. George Hartzman reports further. We have discussed this issue here at least a few times in the recent past. Concerned citizens ought to attend and […]
The Forsyth County Student Agitators
The local news has been abuzz regarding the student demonstrations against budget cuts and terminations within the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools system. I remember when I was a high school student in the New York City school system back during the 1970’s, the city faced a budget crisis because of […]
Lots Of Six Figure Salaries In Guilford County Government
Scott Yost at the Rhino Times reports. There are many well-renumerated “chiefs” who lord over average Guilford County residents– i.e., those who earn far less.
Guilford/ Greensboro Taxes Rising
All of us have gotten our property tax bills recently. There was some sticker shock. The numbers continue to climb quite a bit higher than they had been. Scott Yost has the details. We can expect these property tax bills will continue to rise higher as the socialists on the […]
When They Claim NC Public Schools Are Underfunded…
… they are lying: In the last 10 years, total spending on NC public schools increased by 48%, while enrollment fell by 4.5%#nced #ncpol — Brian Balfour (@BrianBalfourNC) July 14, 2025
Let’s Address Property Taxes
With the dramatic escalation in valuations over the last five years, property taxes have become a cash cow for local governments. They swim in taxpayer money and waste it. The whole system needs to be overhauled: