RALEIGH—Democrats in North Carolina are now openly admitting to taking more of our money in taxes than they can spend.  However, we should not worry.  Democrat leaders in Raleigh are always up to the task of finding more ways to spend our money.

“The state received $90 million more than projected through the April tax return filings, state officials said Wednesday, and North Carolina should record a revenue surplus for the fifth year in a row when the fiscal year ends June 30.

But the surplus won't go far. …

‘We're not going to have much money. Very little,’ Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare, said in an interview…”

(“April tax collections in NC higher than expected” Rocky Mount Telegram, May 8, 2008 http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/gen/ap/ NC_Tax_Collections.html)

Chairman Linda Daves, North Carolina Republican Party, made the following statement:

“I know that starry-eyed Democrats in Raleigh are already dreaming of ways they can spend more of our money, but wait just a minute.  When I see a budget surplus, it means one thing to me: Democrats are taking too much of our money.  This fall, our candidates will be standing up to say, ‘That’s enough.’  In tough economic times, North Carolina families want more of their money back in their pockets and not in the public coffers to satisfy every whim of an out-of-control, Democrat-led state legislature.”

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