Rejoice. Just in time for a lavish Christmas, Wilmington city, New Hanover County and local towns spend lots of money to improve the economy and bring us all back to prosperity. The recession is definitely over in and around River City. And we’ll have lots of recreation facilities for [...]
Worried about the economy, jobs and wages?
Not to worry, there is one major corporation that is growing, thriving, and I suspect hiring. In fact, roughly one in five workers in this corporation earns six figures – miraculously up from one in every seven during the last 18 months of recession.
“Progressives” take note, however: [...]
U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, a Charlotte Democrat, is among the ten members of the Congressional Black Caucus criticizing the Obama administration for not doing more for African-Americans in the recession.
The group withheld their votes on a financial services bill earlier this week and later said they [...]
Governor Bev Perdue is making a trip to Washington, DC today to petition for more federal funds for North Carolina. Instead of working to find better ways to cut spending, target waste and inefficiency in government, and provide tax relief for North Carolinians struggling in the recession – our Governor [...]
In the House, Budget Committee chairman John Spratt on Tuesday (D-S.C.) said he would not support a tax because of the recession. Spratt said a measure introduced by Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) would do so.
“We don’t want to raise taxes, especially a surcharge on income taxes in the [...]
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees recently voted to raise undergraduate tuition for in-state students by 5.2 percent next year and fees by 5.5 percent.
The increase comes in the middle of the worst recession in 75 years. Families are struggling to pay the bills and keep their houses. [...]
In this short commentary in the N&O, the editors continue to mindlessly recommend a larger government role in America’s economy. They observe that teen unemployment stands at remarkably high rates (as is to be expected in a recession), and their recommendation is, of course, more government!
President Obama plans a [...]
