Sticky tax policy could be good for Tar Heel State
Businesses will look favorably on a state that adheres to a firm tax structure.
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Category: Taxes and Budget
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Locke’s Brian Balfour lists rotten aspects of North Carolina’s deal with Apple
Brian Balfour, senior vice president of research at the John Locke Foundation, criticizes North Carolina’s targeted incentives deal for Apple. Learn more here: “Seven rotten aspects of North Carolina’s Apple deal.”…
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Locke’s Brian Balfour offers five reasons to support N.C. Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Brian Balfour, senior vice president of research at the John Locke Foundation, discusses five reasons to support a Taxpayers Bill of Rights for North Carolina. Learn more here: “Five reasons North Carolina needs a Taxpayer Bill of Rights.”…
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Tax policy shapes migration flows
Dozens of peer-reviewed academic studies have confirmed a relationship between migration and either overall tax burdens or certain tax rates.
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Locke’s Joseph Coletti analyzes Gov. Cooper’s ‘reckless’ budget
Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow in fiscal studies, explains why he believes Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest budget plan is “reckess.” Learn more here: “Cooper’s reckless budget, part 1: Overview,” “Cooper’s reckless budget, part 2: A closer look at appropriations,” and “Cooper’s reckless…
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Locke’s Brian Balfour pans N.C. carbon tax proposal
Brian Balfour, senior vice president of research at the John Locke Foundation, critiques the carbon tax proposal spelled out in Senate Bill 674. Learn more here: “State carbon tax proposal exposes progressives’ cognitive dissonance.”…
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State lawmakers face easy decision to exempt all military retirement pay from tax
Thanks to conservative leadership in the General Assembly oriented towards sustained spending restraint, lawmakers are well-positioned to enact this legislation.
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Locke’s Terry Stoops notes judge’s decision not to compel N.C. state education spending
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, analyzes news that Judge David Lee will not order N.C. lawmakers to spend more money on education. Lee oversees the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit.
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Ask ‘Who pays today?’ before judging impact of proposed tax cuts
Before criticizing the impact of a tax cut on different households, it's important to know how much those households already pay.
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Corporate tax should be priority
Congress and the Biden administration seems determined to hike the federal government’s corporate-income tax. Let’s offset some of the inevitable economic damage in our own state.