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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Probing the Propriety of the Property Tax

By Chad Adams
John Locke Foundation


Nothing stirs the average citizen in North Carolina quite like a discussion on property taxes. They are enigmatic, confusing, illogical, and bizarre. The rates in our state range from $1.10 in Scotland County to 26 cents in Dare County. More confusing, the "effective tax rate" in Dare is actually at 21.54 cents due to things like the "sales assess ratio."

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