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Brian Balfour

@brianbalfournc

VP of Research at John Locke Foundation @johnlockeNC
Creator, Economics in Action - an economics course for high school students.
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Remember the big announcement in 2021 that Apple was going to create thousands of jobs with an investment in NC? It was one of the largest corporate welfare deals in state history. Apple is already asking for a four-year delay. #ncpol wral.com/news/local/nc-…

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Switching from a socialist system to private property made the first Thanksgiving possible. An important lesson for today. "How socialism nearly starved out America’s first settlements" #ncpol johnlocke.org/how-socialism-…

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“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” — Thomas Sowell

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Someone please explain to me how Congress can have such a low approval rating, yet 90% of incumbents will get re-elected. #ncpol

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Funny how income and wealth inequality rise at the same time government spending and intervention reach new heights; yet Bernie's 'solution' is more government spending and intervention.

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Making such a large percentage of citizens dependent on government is a political calculus. The ruling elites want you dependent on them. Self-reliant people are an obstacle to ruling elites seeking to expand their power. #ncpol

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North Carolina ranks as one of the worst states for open enrollment, a policy that lets students choose among traditional K–12 public schools. #ncga #ncpol #nced johnlocke.org/want-to-pick-y…

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In less than 2 years, Medicaid expansion has added more people than the combined population of Greensboro, Durham, and Chapel Hill to an already overcrowded program. Unsustainable. #ncpol

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Lower gas prices are good for consumers, but remember that 40 cents of this price is the state gas tax. NC's gas tax is 2nd highest in the SE, and 11th highest nationally. #ncpol

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Pension payments for state gov't retirees is not contingent on the growth of the pension fund. Legislators set increases for pension payments, usually in the state budget; which we still don't have this year. #ncpol

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Expansion has added nearly 700,000 people to an already overcrowded program. Medicaid rolls in NC have grown by 1.2 million people in 10 yrs, an increase of 63%, while Medicaid providers have remained largely flat. Who will these ppl see when they get sick? #ncpol

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The closure of schools in Granville Co. isn't due to a lack of funding, it's due to a lack of students. Enrollment has fallen by 22% in the last 10 years. #nced #ncpol wral.com/news/education…

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You brag about giving big tax breaks to major corporations while opposing tax cuts for working families. BTW, less than half of these job "commitments" typically result in actual jobs. #ncpol

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New Government Accountability Office report finds Obamacare exchanges highly vulnerable to fraud. 18 of 20 fake applicants are still receiving taxpayer subsidies. #ncpol gao.gov/assets/gao-26-…

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They keep admitting what a failure Obamacare has been by insisting on the continuation of massive taxpayer subsidies to hide its true cost. #ncpol

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Intensive Community Policing can control crime. Here are it's 4 elements: -Hiring more police officers -Paying them more Providing them with state-of-the-art training -Deploying them as peacekeepers in high-crime neighborhoods Learn more below! #ncpol johnlocke.org/research/more-…

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Obamacare was a gift to big insurance companies, big pharma, and big medical conglomerates. At the expense of middle-class taxpayers and patients.