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The high price tag leaves a bad taste for some
Published: Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 @ 2:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Ryan Ellis writes for the Washington Examiner about congressional Democrats’ latest efforts to secure their Green New Deal.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 @ 9:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wealthy North Carolinians pay a higher share of their incomes in taxes than do middle-income North Carolinians, who in turn have a higher effective tax rate than the poor
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 @ 11:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A couple of weeks ago, I argued that North Carolina’s legislature should “one-up” Congress and the Trump administration when it comes to tax reform by abolishing the state’s capital gains tax.
Published: Friday, March 30th, 2018 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In early December 2017, as Congress was debating changes to the nation's tax code, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) gave one of the more hyperbolic quotes of the year
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 3:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Yesterday evening President Trump visited Indiana to present his plan on tax reform
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 10:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis in asking Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to cancel the Senate's scheduled August state work period if meaningful progress has not been made on fixing health care, funding the government, dealing with the debt ceiling, passing a budget resolution, and improving our tax code
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:24 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Even if you've never had any interest in doing it yourself, you should want North Carolina to be a great place to start a new business.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2016 @ 3:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 1653, an Anglican clergyman named William Lee had an idea. Watching his family members work constantly with their knitting needles, Lee wondered if it might be possible to automate the process of knitting wool into cloth
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 4:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Many have often accused the Democrats of buying votes by giving away money. But if you examine the political landscape closely you will see that both Democrats and Republicans do the same think in an effort to influence voters.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2016 @ 6:57 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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There are few aspects of the 2013 tax reform in North Carolina that have drawn more criticism from Democrats and progressives than elimination of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has been voted the #3 best state for business for the second year in a row, according to an annual survey of CEOs conducted by Chief Executive Magazine released today
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 2:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina lawmakers should take aim at the state's current system of depreciation, as they look for more ways to improve the tax code
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 3:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Building on transformational reforms begun in 2011, North Carolina's elected leaders continued changes in 2015 to curtail spending, instill fiscal responsibility, rein in regulations, improve education, make government open and accountable, and create the best possible conditions for economic growth
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tax Reform In North Carolina: John Locke Foundation Principles Move The State In The Right DirectionThe Tax Foundation estimates that, once all reforms are fully phased in, North Carolina's overall business tax climate ranking will be 13th best in the country. According to the 2016 index, North Carolina is now ranked as the 15th most attractive business tax climate. Given where we started...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The prime example of Tax Avoidance is Wal Mart. Their recent and best scheme yet is their new creation of Shell Corps in another Country which fosters Tax Hiding of Assets.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 @ 6:44 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Final revenue figures for the fiscal year ending on June 30 reveal that North Carolina has a $445 million revenue surplus.
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 9:18 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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I suppose if you thought Kay Hagan's reelection campaign was a brilliant exercise in political rhetoric, you might try to reuse her talking points to win the political debates of 2015 or the political races of 2016.
Published: Friday, March 20th, 2015 @ 11:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This year's short session of the General Assembly may live up to its name. Lawmakers return to the capital today for the first time since the historic 2013 session in which they reformed the tax code, cut taxes, enacted broad changes to election laws, fought back against Medicaid expansion and...
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The mainstream media and their lefty politico allies are perpetually hollering about "fairness" in the tax code.
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The modern-day conservatives who inhabit the General Assembly, the executive branch, and other institutions believe that the state's best days still lay ahead. But they recognize that North Carolina's traditional public policies have to change before progress is possible.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If reforming North Carolina's tax code were easy, one of the many tax-reform efforts of the past 20 years would have succeeded. Didn't happen.
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2013 @ 10:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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