Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the possibility of ending North Carolina’s state income tax. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 18. 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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