From Americans for Prosperity N.C. state director Dallas Woodhouse:
I wanted to share with you the AFP-NC legislative agenda for 2011. What primarily guides this agenda is a belief in the free-market and that the individual should have the maximum freedom possible to pursue the American Dream.
In keeping with this agenda, AFP-NC will be producing a 2011 Legislative Report Card. AFP-NC grassroots members will identify key House and Senate votes that have a significant impact on promoting free-market competition, lowering taxes, restraining state spending, and protecting property rights.
AFP-NC 2011 Legislative Agenda:
? Pass a budget with ZERO tax increases
? Allow temporary sales and income taxes to sunset as planned
? Repeal ?-cent sales and land transfer tax
? Require any referendum to take place on an even- year November General Election
? Increase the number of public charter schools and other school choice options
available to parents
? Promote the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) that would limit government
spending
? Promote an amendment requiring a supermajority to raise taxes
? Eliminate corporate welfare (incentives) and adjust the corporate rate from 2% to 3%
? Protect private property
? Support a Constitutional Amendment to stop eminent domain abuse
? Stop forced municipal annexation
? Stop excessive property tax increases that threatens homes & businesses
? Dedicate all lottery revenue to school construction
? Repeal ?Senate Bill 3?which raised energy costs and hurt families
? End all ?welfare for politicians? known as taxpayer funded elections
? Protect free and political speech rights by deregulating campaign speech
? Pass a Session Limit Amendment
? End the Golden Leaf Foundation
? Keep North Carolina a ?Right to Work? state
? Protect government employees from Unions having access to pay checks
? Protect taxpayers from public employee strikes and work stoppages
? Support a State Constitutional Amendment to protect workers? rights to secret
ballot elections
? Pass Texas-style tort and lawsuit reform
? Greatly reduce the regulatory burden on business and citizens
The John Locke Foundation has produced its own 11-point plan for the General Assembly’s First 100 Days.