And the only inkling of job growth is from….government jobs. Ta-da!.

We are well on our way to permanently crushing private sector job creation in much of the country — including North Carolina.

But I’m more convinced than every that we will stay on this path unless and until 1) Two-thirds of the elected officials in this state and in Congress are replaced 2) One-half of all government employees at all levels of government are fired and not replaced. We didn’t get here by accident. This is on purpose. Some voters in some jurisdictions might figure it out and begin the process of re-sovereignization and re-enfranchisement sooner than others.

I’d put North Carolina and Mecklenburg County at the absolute tail-end of any such sea-change.