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National Media Tout Hagan as 2016 Burr Opponent

Rick Henderson on hypothetical Burr v. Hagan matchup; Scott Moody on negative impact of potential Medicaid expansion; Peter Boettke on role of government in the economy; Cherie Yang on her escape from North Korea; Becki Gray on state budget priorities

Rick Henderson, Becki Gray

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Paying Pension Benefits Would Require Massive Tax Increase

RALEIGH — In the paper by economists Robert Novy-Mark and Joshua Rauh, North Carolina’s $764 per year ranks 40th nationally in the tax increases per household needed to satisfy pension promises — below neighboring Tennessee ($792), Virginia ($991), and South Carolina ($1,216).

Rick Henderson and Anthony Hennen

National Media Tout Hagan as 2016 Burr Opponent

Paying Pension Benefits Would Require Massive Tax Increase

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