He was a leader.
He was an innovator.
He stood up when many wouldn’t. He preached love while others practiced hate.
He took the worst of us, saw the best in them and made us ALL believe that not only should we do better, but that we all would do better.
Martin’s message meant and means many things, but it doesn’t mean that we can use race as a means to implement policy.
Troubling news in the Tar Heel State.
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates increased in 99 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in November, according to statistics released today by the state’s Employment Security Commission. The rate remained the same in Davie
County.
Not so good. I continue to hope for the best here in North Carolina, but we continue to struggle. I’m not sure why. Even though we are a Democrat dominated State, and have been for well over 100 years, even the Democarst have been relatively pro-business here in North Carolina.
I suspect that the reason we continue to see jobs drift away is that we have been so heavily dependent on furniture and textile mills. And, as we all know, that work has been moving over seas for some time now.
I’ll have to do some research to see how long it took other cities [see Pittsburgh] to recover as they saw their jobs vanish. In any event, let’s hope that 2011 does better than 2010:
Over the year, the unemployment rates dropped in 81 counties, remained the same in one county, and increased in 18.
So, year over year, Carolina has dropped its unemployment, but only by 0.7%.
Posted in Economics, Economy, Politics: North Carolina
Tagged North Carolina, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Recession, Unemployment
I haven’t run the numbers yet, so I don’t know if this makes sense or not, but I like the innovation of the whole thing.
See, typically when a government agency is faced with a problem, they work hard, REALLY hard, at fixing the problem. Not eliminating it.
For example, the county works hard at repairing roads, not making roads that don’t need repair. The post office works hard at delivering mail netter, not at reducing the need to deliver mail.
And to be fair, there ARE some instances where government embraces technology. Take the DMV for example. You can now renew your registration and license online as oppossed to going to the office and doing it in person.
Awesome.
Which is why programs like innovating the water utility makes me so happy.
Posted in Politics: North Carolina, Technology
Tagged Cary, North Carolina, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Water Meter
So, I came across a story last night and right away I reacted “More big government nanny state-ism!”
But then I stopped, after all, I can’t say that in response to EVERYthing! A lot of things yes, but not every. single. thing.
So, take a look and lemme know what you think.
Posted in Education, Politics: North Carolina
Tagged Autism, Johnston County, Leftist, North Carolina
Wanna know why Unions are dangerous?
Because they are parasites. They take and they take without providing value.
Posted in Lobby/PAC, States Behaving Badly
Tagged Leftist, New Jersey, North Carolina, Politics, Raleigh Fire Department
Compensation. What one offers another in trade for goods or services. Most often today, it’s money. That is, I pay the service station money in exchange for gasoline. Or, I pay the tavern in cash in exchange for beer.
Occasionally, the compensation may be something besides money. Then it becomes a sort of barter. One party trades a good or service in exchange for another; wheat for milk. Dental work for electrical work. Whatever.
Another example is health care. Rather than our employer compensating us in cash, they instead compensate us in insurance.*
Imagine, if you will, if our employer compensated us in groceries rather than cash–just like health insurance. What would our world look like?
Wanna know the only way to establish a monopoly?
Government regulations.
And I find it funny that the very same people who clamor when companies like Microsoft or Intel have a “strangle hold” on the market are the very same one who demand, DEMAND I tell you, that the government regulate a monopoly for something that they think needs regulating.
Again with politicians making up language that fits their needs.
I once had an English teacher in high school. We were reading “The Merchant of Venice”. In the story, Shylock loses his estate due to a quirk of law. On one of our tests, the English teachers asks the True or False question:
Shylock lost half of his estate due to his legal dealings with Antonio.
I answered, “False”. After all, he lost the whole of the estate.
She marked it wrong, saying that if he lost ALL of his estate, certainly he lost half of it as well.
Words have meanings.
Posted in Economy, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina, Senate
Tagged Democrat, Kay Hagan, North Carolina, North Carolina Politics, Taxes
…about 8ft tall. Not too much shorter, no need for a short freshly cut pine tree. And certainly not much bigger; simple could not USE a big freshly cut pine tree.
Oh yeah, and I want it delivered to my house. Maybe-maybe not. But at the very least, it has to be dropped off for me to pick up no further than 3 tenths of a mile from where I live.
And when I say freshly cut, I mean literally, this sucker was in the ground 36 hours ago. MAX!
Sounds silly doesn’t it?
Posted in Economics, Politics: National, Politics: North Carolina
Tagged Leftist, North Carolina, Politics, Socialism, Taxes
Okay, not too bad. The season seemed busy; lot’s of storms.
But nothing news worthy. We avoided the big one.
Let’s check the box score.