AFP-NC is part of the nation’s premier grassroots organization committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP-NC believes reducing the size and scope of government is the best safeguard to ensuring individual productivity and prosperity. AFP-NC educates and engages citizen leaders in support of restraining local, state and federal government growth, and returning government to its constitutional limit. AFP-NC also actively supports legislation that expands economic freedom.

Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina is one of the original three state chapters of Americans for Prosperity. The organization has existed since the late 1990’s as Citizens for a Sound Economy.

Today Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina has grassroots members in all 100 counties. The group holds organizational meetings throughout the state.

AFP-NC is been successful in beating local efforts to raise meals, sales and transfer taxes. Americans for Prosperity also has help stop statewide tax increases and works to protect private property.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation is a 501 C3 not for profit organization

Americans for Prosperity is a 501-C4 not for profit organization

AFP-NC 2010 Legislative Agenda

• Fight all tax increases, including but not limited to sales, income, land transfer, highway use, meals, tobacco and alcohol.
• Increase the number of public charter schools and other school choice options available to parents.
• Promote the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) that would limit government spending to the increase in population and inflation.
• Eliminate corporate welfare (incentives) and adjust the corporate rate to 2 to 3%.
• Protect private property:

· Support a constitutional amendment stopping eminent domain abuse.

· Stop forced municipal annexation.

· Stop excessive property tax increases that threaten homes & businesses.

• Dedicate all lottery revenue to school construction.
• Support free markets by opposing new laws/regulations that restrict businesses such as outlawing smoking in private businesses.
• Fight “welfare for politicians” known as taxpayer funded elections.
• Protect free and political speech rights.
• Keep North Carolina a “Right to Work” state:

· Protect government employees from Unions having access to pay checks.

· Protect taxpayers from public employee strikes and work stoppages.

· Support State Constitutional Amendment to protect workers’ rights to secret ballot elections.