Taxation

Can North Carolina increase tax revenues by decrease taxing percentages? I think the answer to this is yes.     If North Carolina reduced its personal income tax to ... Keep Reading

Yesterday California voters rejected every proposition politicians put up to deal with the Golden State's out of control budget. The one measure that passed was a ... Keep Reading

The two bills Chris blogged on recently both passed favorably in the Senate - they now move on to the House.So just to recap, the state is seeking to deny North Carolinians a tax ... Keep Reading

You guys should really look into finding a better way to do public relations.I'll give you a little nudge in the right direction...If you are going to vote to recommend that ... Keep Reading

I figured the results of this question would be pretty high, but I was fairly surprised by just how high it turned out.  Voters on average think that 30% of government ... Keep Reading

Just another day in the life of the North Carolina Senate.First, a bill (S 575) that would create a whole new massive corporate welfare subsidy for a company to locate to North ... Keep Reading

In an apparent attempt to snatch the #1 ranking for highest taxed county away from those pesky folks in Dare County (Mecklenburg is currently 2nd), the Charlotte City Council and ... Keep Reading

Voters aren't took keen on the NC Senate's plan to begin taxing some services while reducing overall tax rates according to our April poll.  And are even more ... Keep Reading

The current budget crisis here in North Carolina may, among other things, inspire a significant change to the state's tax structure: creating a sales tax on services.A ... Keep Reading

I wrote back a post back in February speculating on why Republicans are now losing the tax issue to Democrats when voters are polled on which party do they trust more to keep taxes ... Keep Reading