Open thread: Why do businesses hate North Carolina?
Submitted by James on Mon, 12/18/2006 - 9:24pm
If you listen to tax-nuts at the John Locke Puppetshow, you'd think North Carolina has erected DO NOT ENTER signs at our state borders. According to the Puppets, our onerous state taxes and burdensome regulations are bad for bidness and must be rolled back.
Not according to this story.
California-based Shutterfly plans to invest $31.5 million in the operation over the next three years. The facility is expected to create 233 new jobs and open sometime during the third quarter. The new jobs are expected to pay an average annual salary of about $38,324. "We chose North Carolina for its business-friendly environment and skilled labor force," says Jeffrey Housenbold, company chief executive.
The state is using $250,000 in incentives to lure the company's $31 million investment. Seems like a good way to leverage taxpayer money to me. The Puppets wouldn't understand this of course, but maybe that's because so few of them (besides the Puppetmaster himself) have ever actually worked in a real business.
Political strange
Kirk Ross at Exile on Jones Street, is collecting weird political stories as part of his end-of-year list making. Stop by and weigh in. Kirk's a good guy and his story on 2006 politics (due out on Wednesday) should be a doozie.
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Top 20 NC Headlines from the Right and Left?
1.Speaker Black Bitch slapped for the thousandth time again!
Mainstream media denies any involvement with Republican Right
2. We really won! We had more votes than you says Pope foundation campaign consultant Jack Hawke.
3. Miller slips by Robinson in a thriller in Greensboro says Chairman want to be Marcus
4. State GOP Chairman leaves while on top of his political game. His top party hack assistant found shot in a back alley next to party HQ. Police report says minor damage to his posterior.
5.Congressman Hayes elected again in landslide victory.
6. Senator Dole spends week in North Carolina setting political records in meeting with her citizens
7. Western Wake Republican Party declares themselves independent of the Democrat party in surprise move
8. Massive corruption arrests on Jones Street occur after tip from Republican patriot about Pimp convention rumor
9.Congress Taylor retires from Congress after Health concerns
10. Pope visits State Capital says Devil still in charge
11. DA Nifong declares victory in poltical race. Says it was the cleanest race in the history of North Carolina
12. Internet has no affect on local races says Republican campaign consultant Nelson Dollar after wins in Cary Dogcatcher race
13. Republican Christian Group pickets Hilton Hotel chain in Raleigh saying the Paris French culture controls it.
14. Governor Easley Picket by Cabarrus Republican Mens Club at Lowe's Speedway for not reporting his 3 NASCAR accidents to save on his insurance costs.
15. All future State Supreme Court races cancelled due to the lack of interest in them by the voters says Republican winner
16. Orange County Democrat Party merges with Orange County Republican party. Orange Democrat Chairman says no harm done since Republican party had no members
17. UNC new coach reveals new slogan for football team. "Free markets win" after 2 million dollar donation by Pope educational foundation
18.Senator Burr finally gets his Bio terrorist bill passed in the last week of the Republican control. Two Taco Bell workers arrested in the first test of the Act.
19. Vernon Robinson takes control of state Republican party when no State County chairs show up for annual State Xmas Party
20. Journalist Ed Cone leaves Democrat party joins Ross Perot Reform Party in shocking move to raise his blog rating to local Republican party Chairman want to be Marcus and John Birch Society.
Congress Taylor retires from Congress after Health concerns
I thought this said "Heath" concerns! :)
Great list Max.
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You are right A! Heath disease is terrible! Just In!
21. Former Supreme Justice Bob Orr has just sue himself in the District Court of Wake County. It is rumor that his trial balloon campaign for Governor was not getting enough of media attention and needed a paying Client for his Constitutional Think Tank.
At the first hearing of the case, the district judge dismiss the case and order a committement hearing for all lawyers involved in the case including the candiate for Governor.
Bob Orr the Elephant
The NC Republican party's newest mascot:
Apologies to Babar the Elephant
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Business hates NC. That's why banks are building huge new HQs
smack dab in the center of the QC. That's why Uptown Charlotte is supposed to have 100,000 people in the near future.
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