Futurama

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 31, 2007 - 12:48pm.
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A new ad campaign calls for higher taxes, but not in so many words.

Television spots for the Partnership for North Carolina's Future note that the state is undergoing a population boom that is causing congestion and sprawl and draining natural resources.

It ends with this vague call to action:

"Contact your legislators now. Urge them to make needed investments in North Carolina's future before it's too late."

The group's Web site is more specific. It calls for giving more counties the option to tax real estate sales; spending $4.2 billion on bonds for schools, conservation, clean water and affordable housing; and increasing a highway use tax.

The partnership includes state associations for school boards, county commissioners and city leaders; advocates for affordable housing and land conservation; and a lobbying group for transportation.

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Finally!

Submitted by Anglico on May 31, 2007 - 6:41pm.

Someone willing to explain EXACTLY what the Republican agenda is. Sad thing is, it's no exaggeration. When you hate government, it's no big surprise to find you'd totally suck at governance.

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Re: Futurama

Submitted by MeckDeck on May 31, 2007 - 5:41pm.

SO vague in fact that I urge my legislators to fire 90% of DPI, cut the top marginal state income tax rate in half, end all "economic development" subsidies, and sell off all state-owned land not currently a state park.

I'm sure that is exactly what Partnership for North Carolina's Future (sic) intended.

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Vague?

Submitted by Anglico on May 31, 2007 - 1:35pm.

Your editorializing is uncalled for. The call to action as blockquoted is crystal clear. Contact your legislators. Urge them to make investments in the future.

What's vague about that?

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