Did we know this was going to happen?
The state’s wealthiest residents would pay more income taxes and all of us would pay more sales tax under an approximately $940 million revenue proposal House members will consider today.
….Democrats, who control the House, met behind closed doors Monday. In that meeting, some demanded the state raise some taxes to blunt the effect of cuts they said went too deep.
“We’re devastating people,” said Rep. Alma Adams, a Greensboro Democrat and one of the chief budget writers in the chamber. She and other budget writers say they have identified some spending items that would be restored if the full House were to agree to increasing taxes.
