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N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, was joined by House budget chairs Monday, Aug. 9, for a news conference outlining the chamber’s biennial proposal.
Published: Monday, August 16th, 2021 @ 3:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Recent op-eds and editorials from the News & Observer have lambasted the state legislature’s plan to use a budget surplus to cut taxes.
Published: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 @ 7:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper opposes tax cuts for North Carolinians earning more than $200,000 a year.
Published: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 @ 10:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"This surplus came largely out of the pockets of North Carolina citizens and they deserve to see some of it returned to them."
Published: Sunday, June 27th, 2021 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A proposed tax cut from Senate Republicans would move North Carolina to fifth in the state business tax climate rankings, the Tax Foundation says.
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Personal income tax rates would be slashed and the corporate tax rate entirely eliminated by 2028 under a proposal rolled out on Tuesday, May 25, by N.C. Senate Republicans.
Published: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 @ 8:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina progressive liberal groups and politicians have for years criticized the past decade of conservative tax cuts as being only “for big corporations and the rich.”
Published: Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 @ 1:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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It appears Gov. Roy Cooper might not be alone when it comes to conflating across-the-board tax cuts with “corporate giveaways.”
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 8:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the 2020 election season gathers momentum, North Carolina's tax reforms and demands for higher spending on any number of government programs will be front and center.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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But does Cooper actually oppose them or not? The end of June would have confused anyone looking for consistency.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 9:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic leaders today offered Republican leadership a state budget compromise proposal that would close the health care coverage gap, raise teacher pay, cut taxes for people and guarantee school construction while balancing the budget and saving money in the Rainy Day Fund
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 @ 3:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Senate passed Senate Bill 622 Thursday, May 16, and Republicans project it will reduce individual and corporate taxes by $800 million over the next five years.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 8:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It is the biggest tax cut and reform in American history. And at the heart of our plan is tremendous relief for working families and for small businesses.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2019 @ 10:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Democrats achieved significant victories this year in the "inner suburbs" of Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and North Carolina's other major cities - tossing out GOP incumbents in the General Assembly, county commissions, and other offices
Published: Friday, November 30th, 2018 @ 10:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported on a development students of American governance have known about for years, but politicians have studiously avoided doing anything about: the United States' debt will cost us more in the near future than our own national defense
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 5:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A childless married couple with $1 million in income stands to save $2,577 on its N.C. income tax bill thanks to changes that will take effect in 2019.
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 2:27 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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On Monday, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of North Carolina announced it is requesting a decrease in rates for plans on the North Carolina Obamacare Exchange
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 @ 3:57 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Tax Cuts are leading to a strong economy for years to come
Published: Saturday, July 28th, 2018 @ 12:19 am
By: Scott Crosbie
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As we go into the 2018 election season, there is a great deal of talk among Republicans, both in the White House and in Congress, to pursue what is being referred to as "tax cuts 2.0."
Published: Thursday, July 19th, 2018 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislative leaders released their agreed-upon budget proposal Monday, with votes expected to take place this week
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 11:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina Democrats have never opposed lowering taxes on big business. You may hear a lot of rhetoric to the contrary during the election cycle. Here's why, to borrow a phrase, you should take that rhetoric seriously but not literally
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 4:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The $23.9 billion state General Fund budget proposal reduces personal and corporate income taxes and increases education spending by nearly $700 million
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 3:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Try as I might, I can't see the wisdom behind this proposed "transformative" projects expansion. I can't. It's terrible
Published: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has a history of publicly denouncing “corporate tax giveaways.” Indeed, last year he offered up this question: “Are we going to invest in education and our people, or are we going to continue with further corporate tax giveaways?”
Published: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 @ 4:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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When pollsters ask voters to list the issues they care about most, economic concerns usually rank high on the list - even when unemployment rates are relatively low
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a $24.5 billion state General Fund budget for 2018-19 that freezes scheduled drops in corporate and some personal income tax rates
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 9:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here in North Carolina and across the country, Americans are experiencing a tremendous new period of economic growth. All that activity doesn't leave much time to keep tabs on the latest political squabbles.
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 12:59 pm
By: Scott Crosbie
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While reminding us that the leader of the free world maintains some semblance of life outside the arena, these presidential pets rarely served overtly political purposes
Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When we began our push for tax cuts, I promised that our bill would result in more jobs, higher wages, and tremendous relief for middle-class families, and that is exactly what we have delivered.
Published: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 @ 4:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We're fighting to give every American - all over the country, every single American - a future of dignity and purpose and of pride.
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 10:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Trump at the Tax Cuts for Florida Small Businesses Roundtable | Hialeah, FL
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 12:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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White House: President Donald J. Trump's Tax Cuts will Generate Greater Economic Opportunity for AllSmall business owners will be able to grow and thrive under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2018 @ 4:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As soon as Democrats retake the House in November, Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a town hall meeting Wednesday that the first priority is repealing and "replacing" the GOP tax cut package that passed last December
Published: Saturday, April 7th, 2018 @ 4:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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In fact, last Saturday, my family and I actually celebrated St. Paddy's Day in the great city of Savannah, Georgia. (Applause.) And today, I'm honored to be here in Atlanta, with the men and women who helped elect a President and leaders in Congress who, just three months ago yesterday
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 6:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump has delivered comprehensive tax cuts and reform to the American people, providing taxpayers and businesses with the tax relief they need
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 1:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's a pretty safe bet that most N.C. voters dislike "corporate giveaways."
Published: Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's a valid argument against federal tax reform - an argument that didn't apply to North Carolina's path-breaking reforms - but congressional Democrats and their ideological allies are spending most of their time repeating misleading talking points about the bill
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 2:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Tax Cuts Act provides $5.5 trillion in tax cuts, $3.2 trillion, or nearly 60 percent, of which go to families
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2017 @ 5:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Senate passed its tax reform proposal, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 @ 1:51 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Early this morning the Senate voted to pass the GOP tax plan. NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes responded below
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 @ 1:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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