When it comes to cutting the income tax, the biggest mistake North Carolina could make is to be too timid. That’s the heart of comments economist and Wall Street Journal writer ... Keep Reading
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Tax Reform Plan Being Unveiled
The press conference on the Tax Fairness Act is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. today. A video about the proposed tax reform is here. The gist: It's meant to reduce taxes $1 ... Keep Reading
Arthur Laffer on How Income Taxes Hurt People
To understand how income taxes hurt people, check out our exclusive interview with Dr. Arthur Laffer from earlier this year. Liberals like to say lowering income taxes is a way ... Keep Reading
The Hows and Whys of Eliminating the NC Income Tax
Jason Lewis devoted an hour of his program yesterday to interviewing Civitias Policy Director Brian Balfour about how eliminating the NC income tax, and moving to a ... Keep Reading
Famed Economist: NC Can Get Ahead of the Curve
Famed economist Arthur Laffer provided real-world economic solutions at the Civitas Institute’s legislative training session recently in Raleigh. First, though he is best known ... Keep Reading
New Report Touts Benefits from Replacing the North Carolina Income Tax with Consumption-Based Tax
December 18, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Brian Balfourbrian.balfour@nccivitas.org Civitas Institute Study Demonstrates How Eliminating the Income Tax Will Put More Money in ... Keep Reading
Major Study Touts Benefits to NC from Income Tax Elimination
New at the Civitas Institute is a comprehensive study evaluating the benefits to North Carolina's economy from eliminating the state's income taxes - both personal and ... Keep Reading
NC Should Consider Income Tax Elimination to Spur Recovery
New at the Civitas Institute's main page is my article discussing tax reform for North Carolina. The Charlotte Business Journal published a similar version of the article in this ... Keep Reading
NC Taxes Could Get Easier and Lighter
Under a tax package being considered by GOP leadership, NC’s state tax returns could become much easier and simplified in addition to individual income tax rates being ... Keep Reading
$1.1B Tax Increase in NC Budget
There have been some reports that the tax increase contained in the NC budget was to be $990 million. Those reports appear to be premature. According to the estimates in the ... Keep Reading
