Posted on 07/19/2010 10:47:40 AM PDT by Patriot1259
...This ranking adds to the growing list of accolades for Texas’ business climate. No other state is home to more Fortune 500 companies, and Texas is the nation’s leading exporting state for the eighth year in a row. Additionally, Texas was recently named the “Best State to Do Business” by CEO Magazine for the sixth year in a row, and six of Texas’ metro areas were listed as “America’s Recovery Capitals” by Forbes and Moody’s Economy....
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Was Michigan a close second? California? No?
For those of us lucky enough to live in Texas, this is no surprise.
I remember well when I moved back to Ohio from Texas, the Ohio taxation authorities just couldn’t comprehend the idea of a state without a state income tax (like Texas). They tried hard to tax the wages I earned in Texas with an Ohio state income tax to make up for it to the tune of about $1,500. I told them:”there’s no effing way I’m going to pay this” and “if you want it it, take me to court”. They didn’t pursue it after that. No state income tax, what a novel idea. Here in Ohio, we have state, local and federal income taxes as well as property taxes as well as a state sales tax. Forbes ranked Ohio as the 34th best state to do business in 2010.
| 1 Texas |
| 2 Virginia |
| 3 Colorado |
| 4 North Carolina |
| 5 Massachusetts |
| 6 Iowa |
| 7 South Dakota |
| 8 (tie) Minnesota |
| 8 (tie) Utah |
| 10 Georgia |
| 11 Kansas |
| 12 North Dakota |
| 13 Nebraska |
| 14 Wyoming |
| 15 Washington |
| 16 Tennessee |
| 17 Missouri |
| 18 Arizona |
| 19 New Hampshire |
| 20 Pennsylvania |
| 21 Indiana |
| 22 New Jersey |
| 23 Oregon |
| 24 New York |
| 25 Oklahoma |
| 26 Idaho |
| 27 Maryland |
| 28 Florida |
| 29 Wisconsin |
| 30 Illinois |
| 31 South Carolina |
| 32 (tie) Arkansas |
| 32 (tie) California |
| 34 Ohio |
| 35 Connecticut |
| 36 Montana |
| 37 Vermont |
| 38 New Mexico |
| 39 Maine |
| 40 Kentucky |
| 41 Michigan |
| 42 Delaware |
| 43 Alabama |
| 44 Louisiana |
| 45 Mississippi |
| 46 West Virginia |
| 47 Nevada |
| 48 Hawaii |
| 49 Rhode Island |
| 50 Alaska |
Where are the other seven states?
They are only important if you are a muslim like Obozo.
Although I agree that Texas is the most Business Friendly state, I find a lot of this study non-credible.
For example:
How can Mass. be number 5?
And How can Alaska be in last place?
I think the study is BS!
Which explains why you see “SECEDE” bumper stickers all over this state.
;^)
“How can Mass. be number 5?
And How can Alaska be in last place?”
Yes, and California at 32. Way to high for them.
With Alaska, it has more to do with geography then anything else. Low population density and crappy environmental conditions are also a factor.
Yeah, and such as soon as possible, Obamao will take care of that.
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