Friday, March 18, 2011

Here’s a weekend adventure: Explore how the State of North Carolina spends your tax dollars, who gets the big contracts or grants for doing what, and what tax revenues are lost because of loopholes or special breaks (these are called “tax expenditures”). The NC Open Book website is rated among the best in the nation in a new report by US PIRG. The report has some details about the pluses and minuses of our state’s fiscal transparency, and you’ll no doubt be surprised by how much you can learn by using the website and its many links. Let us know your evaluation of the best and worst aspects of NC Open Book.