Graig Meyer, Executive Director, North Carolina Justice Center

“People want taxes to be both low and fair. These amendments give us neither. While they deceptively promise low taxes, most people will just see the amount that they spend at the grocery store and gas pump go up through the sales tax. Both state and local governments will have to increase fees on everything from car registrations to school costs. Meanwhile, those who can most afford higher taxes will never pay what they truly owe, while working families and people with low or fixed incomes are hit hardest by every new fee and nickel-and-dime charge.” — Graig Meyer, Executive Director, North Carolina Justice Center