From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 761: North Carolina has returned to the national spotlight as Congress debates federal tax reform. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., was speaker of the state House of Representatives when the Tar Heel State approved its major 2013 tax reform package. Now Tillis is urging colleagues on Capitol Hill to follow his state’s lead in pursuing reform. You’ll hear Tillis’ comments along with reaction from Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation senior economist. Cordato highlights aspects of North Carolina’s reforms that would work well at the federal level.
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