Posted on 07/22/2010 4:55:01 PM PDT by JimPrevor
Those who want to see better public policy in America owe a high five to LeBron James.
His highly publicized decision to sign with the Miami Heat brought forth a torrent of articles noting that the star basketball player stood to save a lot on state and local taxes by moving to Florida. Although conservative media noted the incentive early, eventually it hit the New York Times and other mainstream media outlets. It was a great teaching moment, in which the costs of a public policy in this case high state and local taxes could be clearly seen.
The interesting thing is that taxes and broader public policy actions affect such decisions every day.
If LeBron James were an auto plant, considering re-locating to Cleveland, New York City or Miami, it is very obvious that the higher taxes in Ohio and New York wouldnt matter at all, at least not directly. Why? Because the governments in New York and Ohio would offer all kinds of incentives to equalize the tax burden with Florida and maybe even undercut Floridas level of taxation.
But LeBron James is a high-profile, high-earning individual and, so far at least, the government has no way of aiming legal exceptions at one individual.
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
Why the excerpt?
Is there something in your article that’s not fit for publication on FreeRepublic?
FWIW Ohio (LeBron) ping..
BTW: Lebron James is marketing his new line of cell phones, it only vibrates and has no rings.. < /humor >
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Don’t have to ask.
He wrote the list.
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Because the Weekly Standard deserves our visits and business.
I wish LeBron well in his new home and will miss him greatly. He has done well for such a young man with such shallow roots and I will continue to keep him in my prayers.
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