True to form, the Republicans in Raleigh came to the rescue to save a governmental welfare/ charity program. The voted for an additional $319 million to fund Medicaid after some cuts by the federal government were implemented. They attempted to make it appear they were being conservative by tightening up […]
Tag: tax and spend
Guess Who Our Property Taxes Are Subsidizing
We had discussed previously that our corrupt hospital systems do not pay property taxes. That means the rest of us pay more to subsidize what they don’t pay. But a recent Carolina Journal article discusses two more privileged industries that are shielded from property taxes. These include “affordable housing” and […]
An Ugly Picture
Voting With Their Feet
And Jamie Dimon is not even a solid conservative
Guilford County Redistributionist Agenda
Scott Yost has a couple of articles at the Rhino Times website of interest. The first suggests that the socialists leading Guilford County are seeking to create a welfare program to help people who are victimized by tax increases caused by mammoth property revaluations. The program will involve redistributing money […]
A Greensboro Net Tax Increase Percolating?
George Hartzman reveals that Councilwoman Tammi Thurm is making noises that a net tax increase is in the works. The city will need to set a new tax rate during its budget process in response to the property tax revaluations that have taken place. She stated that the city might […]
Another $21 Million Bond For The Coliseum
It seems that every 5-10 years, there is another demand for spending tens of millions to upgrade Greensboro’s coliseum complex. Like clockwork, another effort was announced within the last couple of weeks. This time, the city wants $21 million to be financed with bonds that don’t have to be approved […]
Rallies Against Property Tax Increases
Citizens are concerned, and they showed up at the Greensboro City Council Meeting last night. The News and Record reports several prominent local Republican elected officials appeared also. Citizens plan to do the same at the Guilford County Commissioners’ meeting Thursday evening. Kudos to these citizens who showed up and […]
N&R On Obamacare Tells Tiny Part Of The Story
A new article published by the Greensboro News and Record prominently trumpets the fact that there is a fairly sharp drop in the number of North Carolina residents signing up for Obamacare. The decrease is 22.5 percent or 219,000 less residents than last year. The “journalist” is eager to point […]
Guilford County Debt
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 […]