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:
Tag: tax and spend
Big, Beautiful Bill
The good and the bad: 👀 President @Trump is calling out Republicans standing in the way of his big, beautiful spending bill 💰 He wants it passed by July 4th, but @elonmusk isn't having it. Things are spiraling. @RealEJAntoni joins us to discuss. pic.twitter.com/O6sFOA79gJ — Redacted (@TheRedactedInc) June 7, 2025
The Raleigh Republicans’ Latest Broadside Against Summerfield Citizens
An interesting article in the Rhino Times suggests that the Republicans in Raleigh expect the town of Summerfield to increase its property taxes. It must do so or risk losing its town charter. The concept the General Assembly Republicans are advancing is that there are certain “paper towns” in the […]
NC House Budget: Good and Bad
The NC Family Policy Council likes the budget passed by the NC House because it includes money for pregnancy care centers and fatherhood initiatives; and social media protections for minors. The Carolina Partnership for Reform, however, says that the NC House budget proposal would result in a tax increase. This […]
The Guilford County Money Spigot
A couple of unrelated articles call attention to the way money is spent by our county commissioners. Scott Yost has an article at the Rhino Times that lists the dozens of nonprofits upon which the commissioners shower the taxpayers’ largesse. Fox 8 reports how the county school system is considering […]
Robbie vs. Marikay
The News and Record reports this morning that Robbie Perkins and Marikay Abuzuaiter are both running to be Greensboro mayor. Perkins is a progressive Republican who historically has been aligned with the east Greensboro political establishment and with development interests. When conservative Republicans were elected to the city council in […]
The Fraudsters Complain The Most
Chance To Speak Out Against Guilford Tax Increases
Via the Rhino Times, we learn that the socialist Guilford Board of County Commissioners is holding a series of Town Hall meetings. This is an opportunity to let commissioners know what you think about Skip Alston’s planned tax increases. Because of increases in property valuations, the Board would need to […]
Elon’s Blitzkrieg
The article excerpted below is excellent. It depicts how Elon Musk send his team of young coders into the administrative state and enabled Trump to begin dismantling it, saving taxpayers billions of dollars. The article’s shortcomings? It celebrates certain types of unconstitutional spending. It assumes this activity will continue unchecked […]
Senator Kennedy On Elon Musk’s Review Of Federal Spending
HT: Fred pic.twitter.com/BVLQRlUXSZ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 7, 2025