January 24, 2013

North Carolina GOP Governor Distances Himself From His Party’s Super-Regressive Tax Plan

North Carolina GOP Governor Distances Himself From His Party’s Super-Regressive Tax Plan: North Carolina Republican lawmakers, following on the heels of Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) and Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS), have proposed eliminating their state’s income tax and corporate tax, replacing them with an expanded sales tax. Such a move is highly regressive, pushing taxes onto those lower on the income scale who are likely to spend [...]/p