Dr. Roy Cordato, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar, calls for repeal or reduction of North Carolina’s tax on capital gains. Cordato’s comments are tied to the report North Carolina’s Capital Gains Tax: It’s time to consider a change.
JLF’s Roy Cordato calls for N.C. capital gains tax repeal or reduction
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