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The Truth Card
Can you handle the truth?
EDUCATION
Public education budgets have increased $1 billion from 2010-11 to 2014-15,
not cut $500 million, as is being falsely stated. $7.53 billion in 2010-11;
$8.6 billion in 2014-15.
Gov. Perdue and her party froze teacher pay in 2009; We unfroze it in 2014. Every
teacher is getting a raise; Largest raises to teachers hit hardest in the freeze .
$321 million = largest amount for education raises in N.C. history.
7% average = one of the largest percents for teacher raises.
Lt. Gov. Forest set a goal to be at or above the national average for teacher
pay in three years; this is year one.
TAXES
In 2011, we inherited a $3 billion budget shortfall from Gov. Perdue and her party.
We balanced the budget while cutting taxes for every N.C. family. Every family.
The average family: of four has saved over $1200 since 2011 just on sales tax;
This is everyone who buys things. Everyone.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Gov. Perdue inherited a $1 billion surplus in unemployment insurance (UL) funds.
Four years later, in 2013, she left Gov. McCrory a $2.7 billion debt in the UL
fund. Due to our unemployment reforms, the debt will be paid off by next year.
Our tax reform, regulatory reform, and other reforms have made it easier for
small businesses to nire more people; the unemployment rate has dropped
from almost 10 to near 6.5 since early 2013. This is in spite of federal policies
that make it harder for small businesses.
ELECTION REFORM
Our election reforms simply bring us in line with most other states; only one
other state had same day registration, for example.
Over 35 states have a form of voter I.D. Georgia's experience has shown that
photo LD. does not reduce voter turnout for minorities, the elderly, etc.
MEDICAID
State Medicaid costs have more than doubled since 2011. The proposal to
also expand eligibility could cost the state $5 billion, possibly doubling your state
sales tax.