Berger gets on Wall Street


Senate minority leader Phil Berger had a letter published in the Wall Street Journal in which he blasted proposals to levy sales tax on Internet sales.

The Eden Republican said Amazon.com's decision to end a commission program for referrals to its online products proves that his party is right about new taxes. 

Actions have consequences. Amazon.com's decision to pull out of our state proves the point North Carolina Republicans have been making for months: Raising taxes on small businesses destroys North Carolina's jobs, slows our economic recovery, and makes us uncompetitive with other states.

Like their brethren who control the federal government, North Carolina Democrats have an unquenchable thirst for wasteful spending. Unlike their colleagues at the federal level, North Carolina Democrats, lacking the ability to print money, have resorted to a job-destroying billion-dollar tax increase to balance the budget.

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Re: Berger gets on Wall Street

Senator, why don't you give your colleagues a seminar on Increasing Government Revenue, and show them that increasing taxes reduces government revenues, and decreasing taxes increases government revenues. The economics of this inverse relationship is fairly easy to prove, to the educated mind. Wait, why bother.

Re: Berger gets on Wall Street

Great letter Senator Berger! Your arguments are exactly right and I am proud that you were published in the WSJ. Your words represent the common sense that the vast majority of North Carolinians have. Thank you and keep on fighting.