Research Report
Main Street, Not Jones Street: The real greed menacing North Carolina is government greed
posted November 17, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
During policy discussions, much is made of the greed of private individuals, but rarely is government greed mentioned. Government greed is the lust for power that consumes policymakers — the desire to do whatever it takes to stay in power and to give government more power. In the North Carolina legislature, government greed is alive and well. Ten policy examples discussed in this report reasonably attest to this lust for power.