by Dan Mitchell | Mar 21, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
I regularly share reports that measure how states rank for economic policy. Economic Freedom of North AmericaFreedom in the 50 StatesState Business Tax Climate IndexState income taxesState sales taxesState budgetary burdens Now we can augment this collection. A...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
I wrote two months ago about Iowa lawmakers voting for a simple and fair flat tax. I explained how this reform would make the state more competitive, but I want to build upon that argument with some of the Tax Foundation’s data. Starting with this map from...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 14, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Last year I shared a very encouraging map, which identified the many states that have been cutting tax rates. After the November elections, I wrote a couple of encouraging columns about voters making sensible decisions when given the ability...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
I wrote last year about an encouraging trend of lower tax rates at the state level. As you can see from this map, one of the states moving in the right direction is Iowa. But Governor Kim Reynolds isn’t satisfied with just lowering tax rates, which is a...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2021 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
Yesterday’s column included a map showing which states gained and lost the most population over the past year. I speculated that some of America’s internal migration was driven by differences in tax policy. So it’s appropriate today that I share this map from the...
