Some preliminary census results have been released.
Here’s a shocker: folks (and companies) are moving from high tax states to low tax states.
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Excerpted from RCP: The Eyes of Texas Are Sparkling in the 2010 Census, March 28, 2011
The fastest growth rates in the 2000-10 decade have been in Texas, the Rocky Mountain states and the South Atlantic states.
Public policy plays an important role that’s especially relevant as state governments seek to cut spending and reduce the power of the public employee unions that seek to raise spending and prevent accountability.
- The eight states with no state income tax grew 18 percent in the last decade. The other states (including the District of Columbia) grew just 8 percent.
- The 22 states with right-to-work laws grew 15 percent in the last decade. The other states grew just 6 percent.
- The 16 states where collective bargaining with public employees is not required grew 15 percent in the last decade. The other states grew 7 percent.
The lesson is that high taxes and strong public employee unions tend to stifle growth and produce a two-tier society.
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