by Dan Mitchell | Oct 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, States
In our series on red states vs blue states, we’ve examined different economic variables. Part I: Economic growthPart II: Unemployment ratesPart III: Employment growth Today, let’s add another comparison. Here’s a map looking at 2022 income growth by...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2023 | Blogs, States, Uncategorized
Whether at the federal level, state level, or local level, my biggest problem with bureaucrats is that many of them work for agencies and departments that should not exist. My second biggest problem is that they are overpaid compared to workers in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2023 | Blogs, Education, Flat Tax, Free Market, States, Taxation
According to both Economic Freedom of North America and Freedom in the 50 States, Iowa is boringly average, ranking in the 20s. That’s better than being terrible, like New York or California. But it’s worse than being good, like Florida and New...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2023 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
Two of the worst states for tax policy are California and New York. They have punitive income tax rates, high sales taxes, and myriad other ways of diverting money from the productive sector of the economy to finance bloated...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, Taxation
Americans can see how their states rank for overall economic liberty. Economic Freedom of North America.Freedom in the 50 States.Report on Economic Freedom. They can also see how states rank for fiscal policy. State Business Tax Climate Index.Fiscal Policy Report Card...
