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Policy For And By The People We believe that North Carolina should be a state where every person can reach their full potential and achieve wellbeing through the support of trustworthy antiracist institutions and systems that we all participate in building. Our Work Economic Justice When people work at goodpaying jobs and have the income to meet their needs put food on the table and a roof over their heads and build wealth over generations we all benefit. Basic Needs and Supports Living Income Standard County Snapshots Labor Market Budget Tax Justice By assigning our collective tax dollars to pay for what we need schools roads parks and people to run them all budgets can reflect the value we have for our communities and wellbeing. State Budget State Taxes American Rescue Plan Budget Primer History of Tax Choices in NC Connecting Communities By working with people and communities across the state and strengthening the connections to the policy process to make it more inclusive and equitable we can demand that policymakers legislate in the peoples interests.