The Maryland state revenue office says it's "way too early" to tell how many millionaires moved out of the state when the tax rates rose.

WSJ: Millionaires Go Missing

This November 1995 letter to 60 firms around Raleigh came, on official stationery, from the North Carolina Department of Revenue office that conducts state tax audits.

FORBES: Tax torture, local style

An audit by the state controller's office found the city had illegally raised property taxes, business license fees and other sources of revenue to pay the salaries.

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