Budget, Taxation & Economy
No Such Thing as “Wage Push” Inflation
If all wages, the cost of production, and prices are going up, i.e., if there is inflation, where does the money come from?
Roy Cordato
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
People Need Their Local Officials to Ask Hard Questions About “Sure-Winner” Projects
Policymakers trusted to advocate for their communities must ask hard questions of businessmen, special interests, and consultants promising sure-winner community benefits if you agree to spend public money on their…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
He Didn’t Build That: How Cooper’s Corporate Welfare Could Cost Taxpayers Up to $586K/Job
My previous research brief discussed that last year Gov. Roy Cooper pledged over $1.3 billion in corporate welfare to just 58 corporations from state “economic development” incentives programs whose stated purposes are about “job creation.”…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
“Need”? Health Consumers Don’t Need So Much Time Wasted, Money Spent on CON Shenanigans
In 2018, the state Division of Health Service Regulation determined that the people of North Carolina "needed" one — and only one — new mobile PET scanner. Three years and…
Locke President Donald Bryson Responds to Legislature’s Budget Agreement
Today, John Locke Foundation President Donald Bryson responded to the announcement from North Carolina legislative leaders on an agreement for the state’s biennium budget total. John Locke Foundation President Donald Bryson…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cordato: Liberal wins in Georgia Senate runoffs could lead to recession
Americans for Limited Government asked Roy Cordato, senior economist emeritus at the John Locke Foundation, about the possible economic impact of Democratic wins in Georgia’s two Jan. 5 U.S. Senate…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Central Planning on Steroids, Part 1: Cooper has pledged nearly half a billion dollars to 22 corporations
Could Cooper callously continue to play favorites with individual corporations at the exact same time he was putting hundreds upon hundreds of small businesses at risk of closings, bankruptcies, and…
Research Brief
Liberty
JLF Research Division: COVID-19 review for May
In March and April, we published our first two COVID-19 reviews, a list of articles, blog posts, reports, and media appearances by John Locke Foundation research staff. Below is a list…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Rick Henderson reports for Carolina Journal Online on details of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Phase 2 reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. Roy Cordato’s Daily Journal exposes the false choice between public…
Research Brief
Liberty
JLF Research Division: COVID-19 review for April
In March, we published our first COVID-19 review, a list of articles, blog posts, reports, and media appearances by John Locke Foundation research staff. Below is a list of our…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online that N.C. state government remains overwhelmed with unemployment claims as the governor expands eligibility for benefits. Roy Cordato’s Daily Journal offers four ideas…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
JLF Research Division: COVID-19 review for March
Three weeks ago today, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency due to the spread of COVID-19. One day later, John Locke Foundation researchers paused all other projects and got to…