Despite the clear need to make investments that will put North Carolina on sounder economic footing, the Senate is proposing another round of tax cuts that will hinder the state’s progress, including more income tax cuts and tax breaks for certain businesses. This is a strategy that has failed in many other states.
Now is a critical moment in the economic recovery, and we must leverage this moment to reposition the state’s economy to work for everyone. But this requires that lawmakers raise enough revenues to ensure a quality education for every child, support an efficient and impartial judicial system and provide for the health and safety of all North Carolinians.
If the Senate continues to pursue tax cuts above reinvestment, it will compromise our quality of life and competitiveness now and in the future.
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