Realtors are borrowing a page from the anti-incentives crowd.

A survey for the N.C. Association of Realtors test-drives some arguments about corporate incentives while seeking to measure opposition to a transfer tax on home sales.

The poll of 504 likely general election voters by Telephone Strategies Group of Chicago was conducted between July 22 and 24.

One question notes that local governments gave "nearly $400 million in property tax breaks" to lure businesses to the state. A follow-up asks if voters "should not be forced to pay higher taxes" while government gives breaks to big business.

Not surprisingly, about 63 percent of respondents agreed with the statement.

The margin of error was 4.37 percent.