The Truth Behind the Numbers

It’s a 14% increase in the overall sales tax rate
It triples the current transit tax burden
It applies across the board: from baby formula to school supplies, diapers, medicine, and clothing

For families living paycheck to paycheck, that’s not just a penny. It’s another squeeze on budgets already stretched thin by rising rents, gas, groceries, and utility costs.

And while Uptown suits may not flinch, real working people will feel it with every purchase.

Same Promise, Same Playbook

Let’s be honest. The “inclusive growth” line isn’t new.

We’ve heard it from:

• Polished politicians on city council

• Well-dressed chamber executives

• Think tank consultants who never take the bus

They promise mobility, opportunity, transformation. But here’s what we’ve actually gotten:

• New rail lines that serve the wealthy first

• Development deals that inflate Uptown while pushing families further out

• Tax policies that burden the working class while corporations cash in on incentives

Each time, the result is the same:
Corporate convenience rises. Working families are left behind.

What the Video Shows

If you haven’t watched This Time It Will Be Different, you need to.

It lays bare the truth:

• Recycled rhetoric dressed up as new vision

• Regressive taxation sold as fairness

• Real harm to those who can least afford more pressure

What Charlotte needs is real investment. Yes, in transit. Yes, in infrastructure.

But not funded by taxing the families who’ve already paid the price—over and over again.

Don’t Be Fooled. Don’t Be Used.

They say it’s just a penny.
They say this time is different.
They always do.

But you’ve seen the pattern. You live with the consequences.

It’s time to break the cycle.
It’s time to demand a plan that actually serves working people, not just big business and backroom deals.

Vote NO this November.
Watch the video. Share the truth.

Let’s stop pretending things will be different, until they actually are.