NC Republicans: the greatest tax shifters in state history
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 10:23am

Robbing the poor to give to the rich:

The current proposals at the General Assembly would reduce or eliminate the personal income tax (a huge tax cut for the wealthy) and would make up some of the lost revenue by increasing the sales tax. The net result—the wealthy would pay much less in taxes while middle- and low-income families would pay more. That’s the Great Tax Shift. Lawmakers want to shift the tax load from wealthy North Carolinians onto working families.

The average people of this state have been betrayed. Betrayed by those who promised tax cuts for all, but only ever intended for those at the top to benefit. One need only take a closer look at AFP's chosen cheerleader to see the truth of that:

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Weekend woundup: Art Pope in Lesterland
BlueNC @
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 8:41am

A TED Talk worth your while.

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Daily dose
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Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 8:04am

Top story: Blind leading the blind:

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N.C. civil disobedience: Nearly 100 arrested so far for protesting ALEC-ification of state
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 7:00pm
More than 200 people gathered May 13 to support the 49 people arrested for peaceably protesting at the N.C General Assembly building in Raleigh, North Carolina.
More than 200 people gathered May 13 to support the 49 people arrested for peaceably protesting at the N.C General Assembly building in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Garrison Keillor opens his monologues with "It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon." But North Carolina is not a quiet town on the prairie, and we are no longer being quiet.

This week in North Carolina started with 49 arrests at the N.C. General Assembly -- arrests of people peaceably assembled and singing songs of peace and unity to protest the ALEC-ification of our state. This brings the total number of civil-disobedience arrests so far to 96, including 17 arrests April 29, 30 arrests on May 6, and 49 arrests on May 13.

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What's wrong with this picture?
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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 11:59am
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When in doubt
James @
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 7:05pm

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Friday fracking video
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 7:04pm

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After dark
James @
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 6:42pm

It doesn't matter whether you love or hate the Democratic Party. It doesn't matter whether you like the current leadership or not. It doesn't matter if you're an unaffiliated voter, a Republican, a Democrat, or a Libertarian. Anyone with her eyes open can see that Raleigh is out of control. So make plans to show up on an upcoming Moral Monday, either as a supporter or as a person willing to put yourself on the line for freedom and fairness.

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Never forget
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 4:20pm

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The NC GOP's war against women continues
scharrison @
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 1:32pm

Helped along by a supermajority of assholes:

This morning, the House passed HB 730 in a vote of 72 to 39. While HB 730 was amended to eliminate extremist language about contraception, the final version of the bill included three abortion provisions that would hurt NC women and families. “We are extremely disappointed that the majority of the members of the NC House put politics above women’s health when they approved the eleventh hour additions to House Bill 730,” said Suzanne Buckley, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina. “To call this bill ‘pro-choice,’ as Rep. Schaffer did this morning, is shameful and ridiculous,” she continued.

It is shameful, and should be enough of a catalyst to get every female of voting age out to the polls in the next election. If we fail to get this message out, we don't deserve to win.

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