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<br />3 <br /> <br />2. Economic Development Incentives are Popular. <br /> <br />By a 2: 1 margin, a solid 62% majority of North Carolina voters <br />support the use of economic development incentives - such as tax <br />credits - to help recruit new companies to the state or get existing <br />companies to expand. <br /> <br />This 62-32 judgment among all voters is an even higher 72-25 among <br />the state's more informed and higher educated "opinion leaders" <br /> <br />group. <br /> <br />Support for Economic Incentives <br /> <br />In general, do you support or oppose local and state governments being <br />allowed to use economic development incentives such as tax credits to <br />convince companies to relocate or expand their business in North <br />Carolina? <br /> <br />. General Public EI Opinion Leaders' <br /> <br />80 <br />70 <br />60 <br />50 <br /> <br />?ft. 40 <br />30 <br />20 <br />10 <br />o <br /> <br />72 <br /> <br /> <br />Party <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />Democrat 60.28 <br />Republican 64.30 <br />Independent 60.33 <br /> <br /> <br />Support <br /> <br />Oppose <br /> <br />. 20% of North Carolinians who are college graduates and read editorial page most or <br />every day. <br /> <br />FrederickPolls <br /> <br />August 2005 <br /> <br />G-~l <br />