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5 <br /> tax burdens by approving a one-time ten percent (10%) <br /> increase in the base income qualification standard; and <br /> maintaining the current provisions which increase the <br /> income qualification standard each year based on any cost- <br /> of-living adjustment made to the benefits under Titles II and <br /> XVI of the Social Security Act for the preceding calendar <br /> year; and <br /> b) diminish the discriminatory features of the current exemption <br /> provisions relating to married couples by establishing <br /> graduated income qualification standards for single <br /> individuals versus married couples; <br /> 10)Sales Tax Distribution Formula — Support legislation directing <br /> that all sales tax be distributed on a per capita basis as it is fair <br /> and more equitable for counties with less economic development <br /> as compared to the point of delivery basis. The UNC School of <br /> Government has indicated that a per capita basis tax "would <br /> indeed be a more even distribution of LOST revenue across the <br /> state"; <br /> 11)Maintain Local Government Authority over Solid Waste <br /> Management — Oppose any shift of solid waste management and <br /> recycling services away from local governments; <br /> 12)Electronics Recycling — Support legislation to provide additional <br /> funding to local governments for electronics recycling to cover <br /> significant increased costs for recycling these materials and to <br /> oppose the lifting of restrictions on disposal of electronics in <br /> landfills; <br /> 13)Re-instatement of Earned Income Tax Credit — Support <br /> legislation to re-instate the State Earned Income Tax Credit which <br /> greatly benefitted low wage earners until its elimination after the <br /> 2013 tax year; <br /> 14)Voter Registration and Voting — Support legislation to restore <br /> straight party ticket voting and provide public financing of judicial <br /> elections and eliminate any requirements for photograph <br /> identification; <br /> 15)Abolish State Death Penalty — Support legislation to abolish the <br /> State of North Carolina's death penalty; <br /> 16)Priority School Issues — Support legislation to address the <br /> following issues related to schools: <br /> a) Provide local school systems with calendar flexibility; <br /> b) Provide full funding for State allotments including Average <br /> Daily Membership (ADM) growth, and support legislation to <br />