State Economic Policy Is Shaping Electoral Destiny

States with higher taxes and heavier regulation are losing residents. That shuffle could reshape national political power for decades to come.
State Economic Policy Is Shaping Electoral Destiny
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In February, the Tax Foundation’s Jared Walczak observed that not long ago, it was still possible to speak of a “typical” state income tax with a top rate of about six percent.
John Phelan
John Phelan
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John Phelan is an economist at Center of the American Experiment. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics, and worked for ten years at Capital Economics in London. He has been widely published on economic topics in popular media and in the journal Economic Affairs. He is also a contributor to the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER).