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Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson Friends of Mark Robinson P.O. Box 473967 Charlotte, NC 28247 October 16, 2023 Dear Mark: Campaigning you like to tell how you ‘grew up poor’ and that helps you understand the struggles of working families – you said it in your video when you announced. In the same video you also…

The state’s handing a billion dollars in corporate subsidies to VinFast – a Vietnamese corporation. That’s wrong. And I’m against it. Mark Robinson, my opponent, didn’t try to stop that giveaway as President of the Senate – he was missing in action. He still is.

Newsmax just reported, “The national average for gas prices stood at $3.83 a gallon last Friday – about 30 cents higher than that seen a month ago, according to motor club AAA.” At the same time, politicians are telling us the economy is recovering. Who can you believe? Politicians? Or your own eyes at the…

Washington politicians attacked each other over the debt ceiling bill. Cut a deal. Spending went up. Debt piled up. And Fitch Ratings lowered the government’s credit rating. What did politicians do? They attacked Fitch. Now a major bank analyst tells us debt is about to get a lot worse – increasing by $5.2 BILLION EVERY…

Nearly two centuries ago, Danish author Hans Christian Anderson wrote The Emperor’s New Clothes. Two conmen promised an emperor a magnificent new suit made of cloth from Tibet. He fell for the con. Handed them money. Got no clothes. Nowadays, lobbyists whisper to politicians, lobbyist’s clients subsidies and grants from government, and anyone who stands…

During an economic crisis you need both feet planted on solid ground. Need proof? Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) climbed out on a limb, the economy snapped, the limb snapped, in the blink of an eye SVB collapsed. First Citizens Bank doesn’t climb out on limbs. And by standing on solid ground it serves its customers…

You don’t hear politicians talk about it much but the state Pension Fund has a huge debt. Years ago, at the end of the last century, with the economy booming politicians – in addition to raising government employees’ salaries – offered employees generous pensions. Some of that was due to lobbying, some to politics, but…

These days most Americans say our country’s headed in the wrong direction – and when they say that they mean people are having a hard time making ends meet. Now it looks like we face a new problem: A housing shortage – not due to lack lumber or homebuilders but because of politics. Before inflation…

Politicians in Raleigh are out to pass a bill to bring casinos to North Carolina. That’s not a good idea. I’m against it. Mark Robinson, my opponent, didn’t try to stop that bill as President of the Senate – he was missing in action.