What is the VAT or Value-Added Tax anyway and why would we Americans want anything that resembles the tax structure of Europe? The VAT is sort of a national excise tax except that it is applied to every marginal level of ‘value-added’ during the production process when a transaction is made. For example, when an […]
Over 1000 Americans concerned with the direction of their country took to the streets (well, er, park) on April 15, 2010 to rally against the blatant fiscal mismanagement of the United States government. Were you there?! Over 50 additional photos are available on our Facebook fan page located HERE. Tag your friends! [nggallery id=27]
Photos by: Glen Simmons Alive After Five celebrated the Bobcats trip to the NBA playoffs, the first in franchise history, by hosting a Playoff Pep Rally Thursday at Wachovia Plaza. The Bobcats playoff run starts Sunday at the Orlando Magic, 5:30 p.m., televised on TNT. Game Two is Wednesday, April 21, at Orlando, 7 p.m. […]
Thanks to the sound fiscal policies and stellar management of city government, Charlotte finds itself in the position of proposing pay hikes for its employees – oh, and eliminating funding for school crossing guards and security officers, cutting money for after-school programs, tinkering with police overtime schedules, jacking up bus fares for the elderly and […]
Washington is addicted! The Capital building has become one big crack house, and the drug of choice for the addicts who fill its halls is the hard earned money of the citizens of this country. Washington got its first taste of this highly addictive substance back in 1861, when congress passed a federal statute imposing […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons Always one of the year’s premiere events, the 15th Annual Taste of the Nation served up tasty treats Wednesday night at The Atrium Uptown for a good cause. The event was a gourmet extravaganza featuring signature dishes from more than 20 of Charlotte’s finest restaurants and culinary schools. Proceeds from the […]
Teacher assistants, actually, about 164 of them, set to be fired under the budget recommendation the schools chief rolled out last night. That’s on top of up to 600 teachers and 250 other staff previously targeted for layoffs in Gorman’s proposed budget. Grand total: 1,030 jobs, along with eliminating magnet school bus stops, sidelining middle […]
Some called it “educational apartheid,” others “a return to segregation,” and regardless of the catch phrase they used, none were happy with Superintendent Peter Gorman’s initiative that will lump all of the district’s Title I schools into a newly created Central Zone learning community. Title I is educrat code for high-poverty, low-performing schools, the majority […]
Make no mistake America; Michelle Obama is every bit as interested in following in her husband’s footsteps as Hillary Clinton was of hers – even more. Michelle Obama is making her first solo trip abroad to Mexico where she plans to begin organizing world support for her future political ambitions. The White House called it: […]
The Charlotte City Council has sent a proposal to jumpstart a controversial red-light camera program to its public safety committee for more review. The program, which Charlotte operated from 1998 to 2006, places cameras at targeted intersections, snaps photos of cars running red lights, and issues tickets to the owners. Charlotte abandoned the camera initiative […]
