It would exacerbate those of the state agencies, however. In suggesting the budget savings, the Locke Foundation cites the N.C. Constitution. Dr. Roy Cordato, co-author of the proposed budget, said it would end a recent trend in government overexpansion. North Carolina citizens face the highest tax burden in the southeast. Yet Governor Easley, as evidenced by his proposals for a state lottery and to 'close tax loopholes,' clearly believes that more of our citizens income and wealth needs to be transferred to Raleigh.
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