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TimothyFJohnson: Not just 'no' http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/not_just_no#comments

ConservativeNC: FROM THE LEFT: Obama "There's no government takeover ... ... http://bit.ly/9faKuh #ConsNC #NCGOP #TCOT

ConservativeNC: Lord Monckton On Climate Hoaxers: "Jail The Lot" http://bit.ly/a9K24s #ConsNC #NCGOP #TCOT

ConservativeNC: House Dems looking at ‘Slaughter Solution’ to pass Obamacare without a vote on Senate bill http://bit.ly/bi4bYJ #ConsNC #NCGOP #TCOT

ConservativeNC: New Article by @corey_thompson "Mecklenburg County Lacking Leadership" http://bit.ly/ckc38B #ConsNC #NCPol #NCGOP #TCOT

TimothyFJohnson: Is lack of money the primary cause of our education crisis? - The Hill's Pundits Blog: http://bit.ly/bqR0hS

TimothyFJohnson: Infighting is sparked by earmark ban - TheHill.com: http://bit.ly/auhsQM

TimothyFJohnson: Immigration provision has Hispanic Caucus threatening ‘no’ health vote - TheHill.com: http://bit.ly/c1KJKw

ConservativeNC: House Republican Conference - March 10, 2010 Press Conference http://bit.ly/9Qexa9 [Video] #ConsNC #NCTCOT #NCGOP

ConservativeNC: Liberal Jim Cramer on Obama & Pelosi http://bit.ly/b0f5qA [Video] #ConsNC #NCGOP #TCOT

ConservativeNC: Virginia Postrel on Obama, Glamour & Voter Expectations http://bit.ly/8X3BNo #ConsNC #NCGOP #TCOT

ConservativeNC: Karl Rove Run-In with Barack Obama re: Misquote in Audacity of Hope http://bit.ly/9rtLr7 [VIDEO] #ConsNC #TCOT

ConservativeNC: Chief Justice Roberts vs. White House re: State of the Union Rebuke http://bit.ly/bqybde #ConsNC #NCGOP #TCOT

ConservativeNC: Pelosi's Wrong - It's time to change Washington http://bit.ly/akX8ff [Video] #ConsNC #NCTCOT #NCGOP #TCOT

ConservativeNC: Talking Babies Reject #ObamaCare http://bit.ly/aRW3js #HCR #ConsNC #NCGOP #GOP #TCOT #SGP #NCPol

ConservativeNC: Rep. Paul Ryan on the Record re: Health Care Reform http://bit.ly/dvSdPs [VIDEO] #ConsNC #NCGOP #TCOT #SGP

ConservativeNC: Read the first blog from @Campus_Reform on CNC! Pro-Life Students Attacked by UNCC Faculty Member http://ow.ly/1gF4s #ConsNC #NC

TimothyFJohnson: Attending City of Durham Domestic Violence Committee meeting

It seems the folks at Red State have notice our cocaine and monkeys article and have written a post about it. They also were quite creative in coming up with the following image to parody this wasteful spending.

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One has to wonder what legislative leaders and the governor are thinking as unemployment rises yet again to a staggering 11.1%, up from the 10.9% in December. In spite of millions upon millions in incentives and hundreds of millions from Golden Leaf and still more millions given away at the local level, the economic development of our state has become a serious concern.

North Carolina has hovered around 11 percent unemployment since last April. In January 2009, unemployment statewide was at 9.2 percent.

If one adds the Global Transpark to the mix, economic development looks even more preposterous. Rather than look at ways to bring businesses to the state, our motto seems to be that we can bribe them to come here. In spite of numerous lists depicting NC as a great place to do business our tax system is antiquated, taxes are too high and we’re not focused on making the system any better.

Here’s a great visual of how bad things are statewide. My own county of Lee now sits at 14.6% in spite of ten years of manufacturing incentives.

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