The North Carolina Biosciences Organization wants cash. Well, they claim that companies want cash. And they want free cash from the government. But that's not exactly how the news release reads. Instead, the headline is "Biotech companies like NC Business Climate."

First, a little background -- you realize the organization that put out this news release has one business -- to get taxpayer money from the legislature to private companies. I'm serious, that's the reason they exist. So naturally, they are never going to say ANYTHING bad about North Carolina -- because then they wouldn't get free gifts of taxpayer cash.

This is how government works in North Carolina. "Trade groups" like this one print nice things about how wonderful North Carolina is -- in this case for it's "business climate." Then the legislature can use these "news releases" to show what a wonderful job they're doing. Then they pay back the "trade groups" with cash for the companies -- cash that YOU the taxpayer worked for and earned that they took via taxes.

But wait, there's more! Do you know WHY so many groups rate North Carolina as a "good business climate?" It's not because of freedom, that's for sure. Two reasons: First, because the government gives away billions upon billions of dollars every year to business in various forms. Of COURSE a business will like that climate! Second, because businesses know that if they have an "in" with the legislature, they will be protected with the strong arm of government. Just ask the payday lenders who were run out of the state by the government officials who were paid by the big banks.

Remember this later this year when the Democrats that run North Carolina claim that they are "forced" to raise taxes billions of dollars "for the children." They're outright liars. That's how government works in North Carolina. It has nothing to do with freedom or people.

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