For Immediate Release:  August 12, 2010
Contact: Dallas Woodhouse (919) 839-1011, ext. 3 or cell (919) 671-1050 or email  dwoodhouse@afphq.org  

Over 100 North Carolina Legislative Candidates Sign Pledge to Fight Tax Increases, Expansion of Government Power

-Pledge signers include all political parties and unaffiliated candidates-

RALEIGH– The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina today announced that 122 candidates for the North Carolina General Assembly have  signed a series of pledges to fight tax increases, promote school choice, support private property rights, and support political speech rights.

Candidate signers include: two Democrats, five Libertarians, 115 Republicans, and one unaffiliated candidate.

"At Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina, we believe that hard work, determination, and personal responsibility are the key ingredients needed to achieve genuine economic prosperity in the free market," said State Director Dallas Woodhouse. "These pledges reflect those beliefs." 

Specifically, the series of seven pledges asks a candidate to commit to the following:

• Oppose and vote against any increase in statewide tax rates
• Oppose and vote against "tax reform" legislation that is not "revenue neutral".
• Support a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights Constitutional Amendment
• Oppose any legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.                  
• Support removing the "cap" on the number of charter schools allowed in North Carolina
• Support a Constitutional Amendment to restrict eminent domain abuse and support reforming annexation laws
• Oppose taxpayer funding of political campaigns.

Candidates were free to sign all, some or none of these pledges.

AFP has created a special website where citizens can find out which pledges were signed by candidates running in their individual districts.

To view a list of pledge-signers, please visit nctaxpledge.com 

"These pledges are rooted in a core belief in free market principles and the belief that every individual should have the maximum freedom possible to pursue the American Dream," said Woodhouse. "We congratulate all these candidates who have made important promises to break from the discredited policies of the past and support free market and  limited government legislation that will help make North Carolina a more free and prosperous state to live in."

Woodhouse added: "It is important that citizens know where candidates for the General Assembly stand on important free market legislation.  With the creation of this website, and our aggressive citizen education efforts, we look forward to helping the citizens of North Carolina become better informed on free market issues leading them to make wise decisions in November."

To view the list of pledge signers please visit nctaxpledge.com

To Join Americans for Prosperity’s citizen education effort please visit,
www.Novemberiscoming.com

A copy of the pledge form can found below.

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limits. AFP does not support or oppose candidates for public office. AFP has more than 1 million members, including members in all 50 states, and 30 state chapters and affiliates. More than 60,000 Americans in all 50 states have made a financial investment in AFP or AFP Foundation. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org
November Is Coming™ is a trademark owned by Americans for Prosperity.

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