Budget, Taxation & Economy
Public-choice problems explained in one sentence
Public-choice problems are very difficult problems to overcome, even when there is broad agreement across political parties and society that they need to be fixed
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Special Interest Effect: Increasing the Size and Scope of Government
What do subsidies for “green” energy, mandated health insurance benefits, and quotas on imported sugar have in common? Clearly, all three policies generate a wealth transfer from the consumers in…
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Why there’s always way more lobbying FOR occupational licensing than AGAINST it
My newsletter explains that and a few other issues concerning licensing. It’s the problem of public-choice economics. As I wrote here about a similar problem: Do legislators serve the interests of…
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They Should Be Studying
Oh, teens can cuss, they can lie about their ages, they can get drunk, they can thug around and beat each other up – but the greatest fear of our…
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What We Lost
Today, people are counting wins and losses in terms of parties, and well they should. Personally, I’m licking the wounds for the loss of something else. I do not pretend…
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NCGA well represented with veterans. Thank you!
Happy Veterans’ Day! How big of a deal is the military in North Carolina? Well, it’s is a pretty big deal. North Carolina has the 3rd largest military population in…
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You might be a ‘progressive’ if …
… the following table makes sense to you. Monday Tuesday & Wednesday Legislators absolutely should let public policy be determined by morality, as it is declared by a mix of…
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Not Sweating the Big Stuff
A lot of headlines this week concerned improper actions taken by legislators. The object in mentioning that here is not to throw the first stone, but to share the public’s…
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Some witnesses named for Geddings trial
A prominent lawmaker, state cabinet member, and some lottery commissioners have confirmed they’ve been called on to play a role in the federal trial.
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Legislature & Ethics
In the N & O today, their editorial makes a point that the ethics problems with the legislature are not primarily with lobbyists but with the legislators that don’t say…
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Smoking allowed in the Legislative Building…
The Legislative Building is the only public building I know of that still allows smoking inside. Now some lawmakers want to ban smoking in the Legislative Building. So my question…
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Skip to my lou
Who?s that Triangle-area state legislator pictured so prominently on the front page of the Richmond County Daily Journal down in Rockingham? He looks like he?s actually studying something before voting…