A decade ago, far too many North Carolinians were struggling to find work and pay their bills. If you’ve ever struggled to find employment, you know that the emotional toll of being unemployed or living in poverty can be excruciating.
Thankfully, after a generation of reckless and unsustainable spending binges, the 2010 elections ushered in a Republican majority to North Carolina’s state legislature, the first time that such a balance of power had occurred in the state since 1870. As a result, North Carolina’s economic health has made incredible strides. More North Carolinians are working and earning larger paychecks. Households are keeping more of their own money, both in their paychecks and at the cash register.
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