Politicians who rely on targeted tax incentives to help recruit businesses to North Carolina share a common trait with teenagers who stuff their faces with the first piece of chocolate cake they see Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow explains that analogy as he dissects this state's incentives policy Coletti explains why the politicians and teenagers would benefit from considering alternatives Charlotte's Sugar Creek Charter School has demonstrated clear success But school founder and former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot says that success followed early struggles Vinroot explained recently for state lawmakers how an early threat of closing prompted Sugar [... more]