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    • What Waffle House and Eggs Are Telling Us About Inflation

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      What Waffle House and Eggs Are Telling Us About Inflation

      During hurricane season, North Carolinians are often reminded of the “Waffle House Index,” which informally rates the severity of a storm based on how many Waffle Houses stay open, with or without power. As one former head of FEMA once said, “If you get there and the Waffle House is closed? That’s really bad. That’s…

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    Our Daily Bread: The Hourly Workers Package

    North Carolina’s hourly workers have been overlooked and abused for a very long time. It’s time to put them back at the front of the line for growth, and make work pay again.