Well, if the goal is to kill jobs, Durham County Commissioner Joe Bowser is on the cutting edge of job-killing public policy. Bowser wants to tax people who work in Durham County but live elsewhere. Let’s hope Mr. Bowser listens to county staff on his money-grab idea. The Herald-Sun reports that “Durham County administrators who’ve studied them say they’ve likely contributed to long-term job losses.”

Gee, ya think?