Economy

Yes, the name is sorta funny — a ‘regulatory sandbox.’ But in an age of rapid innovation, it’s the type of forward thinking that aims to support entrepreneurial efforts while keeping in place a lighter level of oversight that doesn’t hinder economic growth and hold back new technologies. Locke’s…

Dallas Woodhouse reports for Carolina Journal Online that a spike in state tax collections could open the door to historic tax relief. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains why government shouldn’t set prices. Leah Byers’ CJ Opinion exposes the left’s hypocrisy on the issue of donor privacy.

Image source: Screenshot of April 29, 2020, WXII 12 News video of small business owner Matthew “Jax” Myers, who was arrested for reopening his tattoo business after receiving no small business assistance loan or federal Paycheck Protection Program help — and also after 13 failed attempts to collect…

Writing at realclearpolicy.com, Locke President Donald Bryson makes the critical point that sound fiscal decisions matter. He points to North Carolina as the model for other states in being able to weather the COVID-19 pandemic without cutting core services or raising taxes, as other states are doing. Ours really…

New cases are down 66% since Gov. Cooper lifted nearly all restrictions, but a new study based on computer models insists they should be increasing.

Household debt has doubled since 2003. American households are now $14.56 trillion in debt (still far less than the U.S. government’s whopping $28 trillion) which shakes out to around $118,000 per household, according to Visual Capitalist. The chart below helps orient us to how the $14 trillion in…

Zachary Halaschak of the Washington Examiner reports recent developments surrounding one of the Biden administration’s bad ideas. While the Biden administration is hailing the commitment from the Group of Seven wealthy nations to a global minimum tax, actual implementation is still quite a way off on a path…

Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about Republican legislators’ focus on election integrity. John Hood’s CJ Opinion explains how cutting the corporate tax rate helps consumers.