[rktman]

Well, the Nevada legislators are trying to fix Nevada's future by trying to pass a new tax on business. Same proposition that the voters rejected in the last election. Not sure if it will make it or not but the governor seems to want it even though he talked against it last (s)election. We will see.

[null and void]

Some story about a goose comes to mind...

[b9]

Thought it said “preposterous”

[Sasparilla]

Never mind the truth, Liberals will have apoplectic fits because this was ALEC research.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well in GA we do attract business but if it moves it gets taxed. Income tax, sales tax, ad valorem tax on all vehicles. I’m talking $200 for the car tag on a 2006 Honda CRV last year. They just voted through an eight cent increase on fuel a couple weeks ago and $200 per year on all electric vehicles. A new $5 per head hotel room tax per night. Its endless taxes here. Endless.

[mjp]

These states focus on holding down spending and entitlement programs, and passing tax policies that encourage companies to grow and hire more employees:

but for libtards, these are the policies that lead to white privilege, social injustice, and increased economic inequality, and so are evil

[hosepipe]

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like
a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.~Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

[upchuck]

From the article:

Author Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation tells the Washington Examiner the reason that some states are doing better than others boiled down to economic freedom for the individual:

“The evidence is ‘overwhelming’ that fiscally-conservative policies are successful for states, Moore claimed…

‘How do you explain the huge exodus out of California?’ Moore asked rhetorically, referring to the state’s ranking of seventh to last in the index. ‘They didn’t move because of the weather.'”

[Norseman]

For those interested in Governor Walker’s presidential race, note that WI is not in the list of top 10.

However Gallup does a hiring intentions survey regularly and issues an annual state-by-state comparison. In 2009 Wisconsin was tied with 3 other states for 35th position. The results since, summarized:

2009: 35th tied with three others
2010: 18th tied with five others
2011: 20th tied with 7 others (Walker’s first year as Governor)
2012: 14th tied with two others
2013: 9th tied with two others
2014: 2nd tied with Texas and Nebraska (listed as 4th, but all three states had raw scores of 31% more employers hiring than laying off)

The study asks employees whether their employers are hiring, laying off, or making no changes, and nets out the first two numbers. It will be interesting to see if these hiring intention numbers lead to larger increases in actual employment and economic growth in the near future.

[ExCTCitizen]

I wonder where Connecticut is on the list?