You see that little tail upward at the far right of this graph? That’s what has President Trump in a frenzy of criticism aimed at the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell. Trump said in a recent tweet; “The only problem our economy has is the Fed. They don’t have a feel for the…
Category: Moore County Issues
J.D. Zumwalt Interviews Lowell Simon on the Zumwalt Zone
J.D. Zumwalt of the Zumwalt Zone, Talk Radio WEEB, interviewed Lowell Simon on July 31, 2018. You can listen to the interview here:
All Things Moore County – Interview with Bill Sahadi
All Things Moore County host Bill Sahadi interviews Lowell Simon, candidate for NC House, District 52. Lowell covers many topics in this informal discussion that includes many of the following subjects: Constitutional Amendments Budget process Amendments Education funding Teacher raises Sales tax/ Property Tax in Moore County Health care Small Business development Entrepreneurship People over…
Maryland, Another Tragedy Already Forgotten?
Yet another tragic shooting, this time at a newsroom in Maryland. Five people were killed and another three seriously injured. The gunman did not use an assault style weapon but was apparently harboring a vendetta that authorities knew about for years. More thoughts and prayers came from the White House but no discussion of sensible…
Amending the State Constitution
Do you believe that our state government should be run by and for the benefit of the people? Do you believe in the constitutional separation of the branches of government? The Republican legislature does not. Friday was the final day of the legislative “short” session, and the Republican super-majority used their unmitigated powers to seize…
Why SB 75 Matters More Than Anything
What might be the biggest threat to the State of North Carolina’s economic future is called Senate Bill 75. A very non-threatening moniker for a referendum to amend our state constitution by permanently freezing the state’s current income tax rate. Voters will have the opportunity to oppose this debacle in November. How will this permanent…
Mockery of Democracy
This week our State Legislature put out a 300+ page budget for 2018-2019. This is part two of last year’s two-year budget and one might assume that we write two year budgets so that we don’t have to redo them every year. But one would be wrong. This budget is packed with partisan pork. It…
Using Your Teacher’s Voice
Today I spent an amazing day with teachers from all over NC. I am certain you heard them. They were in Raleigh to let legislators know that our schools are still drastically underfunded. It was not just about pay, although that is still a big issue. It was also about funding basic school supplies like…
We now see the job in front of us
Jamie Boles picked up 60% of Republicans. They are clearly happy to have more of the same. On the other hand, Republicans showed they are open to change by voting Sheriff Godfrey out. I wouldn’t speed through Carthage for awhile. On Primary Tuesday, I visited 13 polls and loved every minute of it. I met…
Born on Third Base
US UNEMPLOYMENT FEBRUARY 2009 – FEBRUARY 2018 Trump taking credit for the decrease in unemployment is like NC Republicans taking credit for increasing teacher pay. When you manipulate numbers out of context you can change the message. Maybe numbers are like guns – numbers don’t lie, it’s the people using them that do.