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NC Council of Churches

Strength in Unity, Peace through Justice

Health

Increasing the Cigarette Tax
Increasing the Cigarette Tax
Dec 2, 2003
North Carolina Council of Churches

Increasing the Cigarette Tax

The question of raising the tax on cigarettes appears to pose a conflict between positions taken by the North Carolina Council of Churches in previous years. On the one hand, the Council has warned of the health risks associated with cigarette smoking, supported measures leading to better health and providing more accessible health care, and called for steps to limit youth access to cigarettes. On the other hand, the Council has long supported a more progressive tax structure and opposed regressive taxes.
A Policy Statement on Health Care
A Policy Statement on Health Care
Jan 11, 1997
North Carolina Council of Churches

A Policy Statement on Health Care

Four years ago, the Council of Churches issued a policy statement on health care that expressed concern about the large number of North Carolinians without adequate health insurance and about the high and increasing cost of health care. Our concern is especially great for those most vulnerable in our society: the poor, children, people of color, and the elderly. At that time, we called for a national health plan that would guarantee universal coverage for health care, coupled with effective cost control, broad-based and equitable financing, and assured quality of services.
Moral Dimensions of Tobacco
Moral Dimensions of Tobacco
Jul 12, 1984
Chris Liu-Beers, Former Program Associate

Moral Dimensions of Tobacco

The Study Committee on Tobacco was formed by the NC Council of Churches in response to a dilemma faced by the citizens of NC. On the one hand, mounting medical evidence links the use of tobacco with numerous health problems. On the other hand, the long established tobacco economy is threatened. The tendency in NC has been to avoid or ignore the dilemma. Farmers, agribusiness people, manufacturers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as state officials, have found it difficult to deal directly with he crisis precipitated by the increasing pressure of negative health data.