Sarah Curry, John Locke Foundation director of fiscal policy studies, discusses the role of excise taxes in North Carolina. These comments are linked to Curry’s report Exorcising Excise Taxes: Bringing Transparency to Hidden Taxes.
JLF’s Sarah Curry discusses the role of excise taxes in North Carolina
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