and the usual crap that the states cant 'absorb' the reduced fed dollars and the police, fire, education etc will all be cut to compensate...
the 'right' guy didnt have much for answers except the obvious, that the states and the people therein must take responsibility and adjust...
that argument simply wont work in the entitlement age...we-R-screwed...
Then again it might have peaked at 13-14 % and then declined to <7% by now.
What libs ignore is the longer term negative effects of their policies. Why would businesses hire here when DC politicians(especially Democrats) consider them the cash cows to pay for everything from the government spending deficits to free health care? China has a low corporate tax rate AND no capital gains investment tax, no mandated health care or unemployment compensation taxes or payroll taxes. Whatever their problems, they welcome employers.