Missouri: Instead Of Expanding Unemployment Benefits, ‘Show Me’ Growth

Aug 1, 2016 | Articles

It’s a pretty safe bet that a significant share of this column’s readers has lost a job at some point. Whether due to layoffs, plant closings or disagreements with a boss, the loss of income and benefits can be devastating, and people are required to immediately begin...

Kansas: An Unsung Hero For Economic Growth

Jul 19, 2016 | Articles, Op-Eds

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s 2013 tax reform is to thank for the state’s economic growth and low unemployment rate. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg During this news cycle, the Midwestern governor occupying the greatest media bandwidth is the one just...

$800 Million Payoff Thanks To Tennessee Tax Structure

Jun 20, 2016 | Articles

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FORBES.COM Tennesseans have good cause to kick up their heels – and, this time, it’s not just within the confines of a Nashville honky-tonk. The Volunteer State success story has been unfolding over the years, and recent announcements out of...

California’s Outrageous 13%

Jun 6, 2016 | Articles, Op-Eds

Good news for ballot-printing companies in California: there are 89 ballot measures up for a vote in the June 7 primary. Bad news for pretty much everyone else in California: there are 89 ballot measures up for a vote in the June 7 primary. Why such a mind-bogglingly...

25 Years, $13 Billion Lost: Connecticut Income Tax Continues To Fail

May 23, 2016 | Articles, Op-Eds

Wealth Migration 1992-2014 — Connecticut Lost $12.36 Billion in Annual Gross Income. Source: How Money Walks READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON FORBES.COM Twenty-five years ago, amid economic turmoil and a looming budget crisis that put legislators at each other’s throats, the...