NC SPIN Posts by John Hood

Ask the right questions

Call me a starry-eyed optimist. I don’t assume that those who disagree with me about school reform are out to destroy the education system. I assume they share my goal of expanding educational...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 18, 2015

It's the economy

Pat McCrory will likely run for re-election next year as governor of North Carolina against longtime Attorney General Roy Cooper. Both men are capable candidates who will run skillful, well-funded...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 17, 2015

How McCrory gets judged

Pat McCrory will likely run for reelection next year as governor of North Carolina against longtime Attorney General Roy Cooper. Both men are capable candidates who will run skillful, well-funded...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 14, 2015


Stick with fiscal discipline

As you may have heard, there is good news out of the state capital: General Fund revenue is now projected to grow significantly faster than budget officials and legislative staffers had once thought...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 11, 2015

Taxes about to drop again

Because of tough decisions made by the General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory, North Carolina’s payroll tax is expected to drop by about $280 million in 2016 and as much as $700 million by 2017. What...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 6, 2015

Starting point on road funds

Republican lawmakers in Raleigh have spent the past several months grappling with two conflicting desires: 1) addressing the demonstrable need to repair and expand North Carolina’s system of roads...    Read More

by John Hood   |   May 4, 2015


Fallacies impede sound policy

Those who advocate rational public policy, based on a thorough understanding of the principles of human action and the benefits of voluntary exchange, are bound to be disappointed much of the time...    Read More

by John Hood   |   April 29, 2015

Bond bite is too big

Interest rates are low. There are very real needs for public capital spending across North Carolina, resulting from years of inadequate facility maintenance and an ever-increasing population. At the...    Read More

by John Hood   |   April 27, 2015

Please raise this tax

Never let it be said that I am against all tax increases. Please raise the tax on state and local government bonds – immediately. The federal tax deduction on these bonds has a fiscal impact of...    Read More

by John Hood   |   April 22, 2015


Budget crisis didn't occur

A funny thing has happened on the way to North Carolina’s great budget crisis of 2015. Well, strictly speaking, what happened is funny if you are on the Right side of the political spectrum. If you...    Read More

by John Hood   |   April 20, 2015