What’s Happening in North Carolina?

Regular readers may remember one of our frequent contributors, Dr. Carl Mumpower of Ashville, NC, who, under his nom de plume “The Candid Conservative”, wrote short articles called “The Candid Minute”. Earlier this year Dr. Mumpower  discontinued the Candid Minute series but he still writes commentaries for the Ashville Citizen-Times newspaper’s “Left and Right” page.

If you’ve paid attention to NC politics, you’ll know that the left have been going nuts over the governor’s and legislature’s very active reform agenda affecting a wide range of social, political and economic issues. Dr.Mumpower puts the facts out to counteract, in a brief but effective way, these lies from the left, in his article which follows.  Enjoy!

CHEWING ON THE GOVERNOR by  Carl Mumpower

What can N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory learn from female canines? Weaning puppies reliably bite their mother to make her lie still.

N.C.’s Republican reform attempts reveal admirable determination to roll back the cronyism, nepotism and socialism characterizing decades of Democratic rule. Commendably, our governor is refusing to lie still for those accustomed to misusing government for personal refreshment.

Take the much repeated propaganda “they’re gutting education.” No, the budget actually grew a bit. Most of the cutbacks centered on expenses – teacher’s aides, postgraduate degrees, central control, blooming bureaucracies – having no measurable impact on student performance. Why do this? Because education costs are heading up while students slide down, and those savings can be pumped into something that does impact performance – class size reduction.

While on the subject of teachers, it might be helpful to acknowledge that under the new Republican majority, our national ranking for teacher pay is 46th. It might be even more useful to note our ranking under Democrats in 2007-09 was 44th.

Action on abortion was measured – not catastrophic. In an attempt to address what is catastrophic, the 55 million children we’ve intercepted since 1973, Republicans embraced reality – the $25 average monthly cost for birth control – and attempted to make conceptual indifference less convenient.

Yes, voters must now have photo ID, but shouldn’t we all? Anyone not cognitively qualified to obtain an ID is not qualified to vote, fly, drink, get credit, drive or rent a car, open a bank account, or – uh oh – apply for government assistance.

How about that “heartless” Republican cap on unemployment benefits? Left-minded information outlets seem to have accidentally forgotten to share that the Tar Heel state, just behind California and N.Y., has the third highest unemployment debt in the country.

McCrory and his legislative partners made inroads on tax reform and rewarding productivity and conservation over consumption and spending. Wouldn’t it be fun if he could take reform to the next level and implant two checkboxes on N.C. tax forms – “LIBERAL” and “CONSERVATIVE?”

Those checking the liberal box get a tax rate fully funding the Moral Monday hit list. Those checking the conservative box get a tax rate funding a more restrained model of governance centered on core services, a sustainable safety net, evidence-based education and broader policies that reward contribution versus banditry. The sincerity of the left would thus be tested – and reliably found wanting.

Carl Mumpower is a practicing psychologist and a former U.S. congressional candidate and Asheville City Council member. Contact him at [email protected]

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