Comments for NC Policy Watch

Comment on Jobless Held Hostage by Nadine Bowers

Nadine Bowers — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:46:08 +0000

Hi my un-employment was stopped early also. I am a single parent with no imcome at all now, I went back to school for nine months completed that and still no job…I have been job hunting I have had power bill put off the last time Ican will someone please help us…I have a great family and friends but they can’t help I have to help my parents…..God bless us all……

Comment on Jobless Held Hostage by Alexia Terbeck

Alexia Terbeck — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:10:12 +0000

Thank you for building this site and giving us a voice.

Comment on Campaign contributions by Louie

Louie — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:29:38 +0000

How skewed has the distribution of wealth in North Carolina become? If your gonna write about inequality you have to discuss the concentration of riches at the top as well as poverty. Right?

check out our website: http://www.taxjustice.net

Comment on Campaign contributions by Louie

Louie — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:25:37 +0000

Burr might regret taking up the ‘bioterror mantle’ as its pretty darn clear that Big Pharma was behind the BARDA legislation that would creat a super secret vaccine agency and exempt manufacturers from product liability.

Doesn’t the drug/biotech industry have enough influence around here?

Medical consumers: hold on to your wallets!

Comment on Campaign contributions by Louie

Louie — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:21:25 +0000

If Richard Burr has any unspent campaign contributions from his 2004 Senate run, he should immediately return them to the pharmaceutical companies who were so generous to him and other politricksters!

Comment on Campaign contributions by Jim Stegall

Jim Stegall — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:42:37 +0000

Candidates should have to return excess funds to their contributors on a pro-rated basis. Raised $100K, used $$90K? Fine–now give back 10% of each contribution to the people who gave it. Exceptions: contributions from individuals less than, say, $100. Lump all those together and give them to any qualifying 501(c)3 charitable (and non-political!) not-for-profit organization.

Comment on Is it time to “decriminalize drugs”? by Jim Stegall

Jim Stegall — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:28:40 +0000

I understand that the Chief of Police of Singapore makes an even more compelling counter-arguement.

Comment on Is it time to “decriminalize drugs”? by Louie

Louie — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:16:01 +0000

Here is a link to a provocative article by the former chief of Police in Seattle, WA, Norm Stamper. He says its time to legalize drugs, all of them!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002661006_sunstamper04.html

Comment on Is it time to “decriminalize drugs”? by Jim Stegall

Jim Stegall — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:10:30 +0000

Hey Windy, ya know what? There is no such thing as a non-violent drug offense. People who sell (or ‘conspire to sell’) that garbage ARE child molesters, and they deserve every day they spend in prison. Wake up! The ‘kind of people’ who are doing time for selling drugs are the kind of people who destroy other people’s lives for their own profit.

Toss ‘em in jail and throw away the key. Better yet, bury ‘em under the jail and throw away the shovel.

Comment on Is it time to “decriminalize drugs”? by Windy Short

Windy Short — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:48:28 +0000

Thank you for having the guts to say what’s needed to be said for years now. I have a nephew in Federal prison doing ten years for a nonviolent first offense for conspiracy count -one for drug offense.(selling marijuana) I was SHOCKED to see the types of people doing hard time for drug offenses, mind you, they’re doing more time than child offenders, rapist, etc. It’s insane and out of control. I totally agree that what we’re doing is not working, some big changes need to be made. I know where my votes during election are going…To the ones brave enough to admit there is a BIG problem with the “War on Drug” system the nation has. Again, Thank You Mr. Mitchell!! Sincerely. Windy Short