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 […]
Tag: tax and spend
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
199 City of Greensboro Employees Make >$100,000 Per Year
This information is from the Triad Business Journal. I can’t imagine any circumstance that could justify such a large number of city employees paid that amount. And remember it’s not cops and firefighters on the front lines who are getting those big salaries. This looks very suspicious to me. It […]
It’s Never Enough, Part 2
Last week, I had posted here about our local units of government incessantly grabbing for more money in various ways. A couple of additional examples arose this week. The city of Greensboro is discussing raising the sales tax in order to have more bus routes and to provide a city […]