Residents of Minneapolis may have to start hitchhiking to their doctor's appointments because progressives in the city have passed a law that will drive ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft out of the city. Ryan Mills explains at National Review: Twice a week, Jim Grathwol’s son, Matthew, travels to a Minneapolis clinic to have his blood drawn and to receive anti-psychotic injections that are vital to maintaining his mental health. Three times a week, the 33-year-old Minnesotan travels to and from Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He’s also going back to school to finish a degree in … [Read more...]
Can Blue City Politicians Defeat the Chaos They Created?
On Tuesday, San Franciscans showed the world that they have had enough of the chaos and lawlessness in their city by passing two ballot measures that aimed at cleaning up the city's streets. The passage of the ballot measures upset progressives but was lauded by the city's moderate Democrats, who are funded by its wealthy tech executives. Fox News's Gabriel Hays reports: The first of the two ballot measures, Proposition F, requires drug screening for people receiving public benefits and would force drug addicts to go into treatment if they want to continue receiving those benefits. The … [Read more...]
Is Minimum Wage the Chicken or the Egg?
You will often hear arguments over the minimum wage in an inflationary environment. Some argue that higher prices mean people need to be paid more. And other argue that higher pay for employees will push up the prices of goods and services, like $16 cheeseburgers. But when states lock in minimum wages, one thing is certain: prices may stabilize, but it will be a lot harder for them to go back down. Like a ratchet, price floors lock the economy out of declining prices. This year, twenty-two states will raise their minimum wage. You can see the increases on the map below from the Economic Policy … [Read more...]
Is It Any Wonder Residents Are Leaving New Jersey?
Is it any wonder residents are leaving New Jersey? The Wall Street Journal's editorial board explains Governor Phil Murphy's epic flip-flop on the state's corporate surtax. They write: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday proclaimed the resurrection to much jubilation in Trenton. Lo, he plans to revive a corporate 2.5% surtax that lapsed a mere two months ago. The Governor’s $55.9 billion budget for the next fiscal year includes a “new dedicated funding stream to support NJ TRANSIT.” That is, a 2.5% tax on corporate income above $10 million, which would be on top of the state’s current … [Read more...]
Your Tax Dollars at Work: Worst Roads in America
According to the Bureau of Transportation, Rhode Island has the worst roads in America. That's despite having among the top 15 highest taxation among the states, according to the Tax Foundation. Christian Winthrop reports in The Newport Buzz about the sad new ranking for Rhode Island, writing: Rhode Island has the worst roads in America, according to recent data released by the Bureau of Transportation. As of 2020, Rhode Island had the worst roads of any state, with 48.1% of its road miles classified as “poor” by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Even more concerning is the apparent … [Read more...]
California’s Plan to Drive Its Last Wealthy Residents Away
Your Survival Guy has been sounding the alarm on wealth taxes, but California seems hell-bent on driving away its remaining wealthy residents. To that end, California's Assembly will hear a bill on implementing a massive wealth tax on its affluent residents (including part-time residents and even those who have recently moved out of the state). The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal discusses the wealth tax, writing: Progressive ideas that originate in California have a habit of spreading. So it’s worth paying attention to legislation moving in Sacramento to establish a wealth tax … [Read more...]
Where’s Everyone Leaving?
Yesterday, you read about U-Haul's annual report and discovered that the top two destination states in 2023 were Texas and Florida. But which states were residents leaving in 2023? Here's what the report says (abridged): California is 50th and Illinois 49th on the list for the second consecutive year, indicating those states once again witnessed the largest net losses of one-way U-Haul trucks. “We see a lot of growth coming from the East and West Coast,” said Matt Merrill, U-Haul Area District Vice President of the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex and West Texas. “A lot of people moving here … [Read more...]
Another Newsom Failure as a Massive Business Leaves California
Another massive business has decided that California's burdensome regulations are simply too much to shoulder. Chevron is leaving the state and heading to Texas, like so many other California businesses. The Wall Street Journal editorial board explains: Congratulations to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is succeeding at his goal of driving away fossil fuel investment and jobs, even while failing to reduce global CO2 emissions. See Chevron’s announcement Tuesday that it is writing down its upstream assets in the Golden State owing to “continuing regulatory challenges.” Chevron’s … [Read more...]
Students Left with No Choice in Illinois
American states across the map are adopting measures aimed at greater school choice. Meanwhile, in Illinois, where fifty-three high schools failed to produce a single student proficient in math, lawmakers are killing school choice. Michael Hartney and Matthew Malec report at City Journal, writing: It’s been a banner year for school choice in the United States. Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic, many more states have expanded educational options for students through new Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) alongside voucher and tuition tax-credit programs. Even as more Americans hunger for … [Read more...]
More Evidence that Americans Are Fleeing the Escape States
You are probably familiar with Your Survival Guy's Super States. In 2023, my top 10 Super States included: Rank State New Hampshire Florida Utah South Carolina Arizona Texas South Dakota Montana Idaho Wyoming But do you know about the Escape States? Those are the ten worst-ranked states on Your Survival Guy's annual Super States list. In 2023's rankings, that included: Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Maryland New Mexico Hawaii New York Illinois California New Jersey New IRS data analyzed by the Tax Foundation shows … [Read more...]
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