Opinion

Exit Taxes Won’t Save Failing States

Some state lawmakers are focused on making leaving costly, while ignoring the reforms that could make staying attractive.
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Exit Taxes Won’t Save Failing States
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Vance Ginn
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Commentary
When a state starts floating an exit tax, it is telling you something more important than any campaign slogan: The people running the place know that their model is not working.
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Vance Ginn
Vance Ginn
Author
Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is founder and president of Ginn Economic Consulting, LLC and an associate research fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). He is chief economist at Pelican Institute for Public Policy and senior fellow at Americans for Tax Reform. He previously served as the associate director for economic policy of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, 2019–20.
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