Posted on 03/17/2021 8:59:19 AM PDT by Hojczyk
When people vote – with a moving van or a U-Haul truck – they vote for lower taxes and smaller government. That’s the conclusion from comparing a new report on freedom at the state level with the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.
Over the course of a year a net of 788,381 people moved to Florida, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, the "freest" five states in America, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom in North America index.
The annual report, published by Canada’s Fraser Institute, ranks the states and provinces of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico using objective measures of government spending, tax rates and labor market freedom. The least-free U.S. state is New York. West Virginia, Alaska, California and Vermont round out the bottom five.
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Admittedly surprised about Alaska and WV. Anyone know why?
They will not be free for long....Florida made it by 50,000 votes in the last governors election
The fools vote the someway
“West Virginia, Alaska”.....That surprises me.
“When people vote – with a moving van or a U-Haul truck – they vote for lower taxes and smaller government”
But then they continue their liberal voting patterns and vote for policies and politicians that implement the liberal failed policies that they said they were moving to get away from. Liberals are mentally ill.
Virginia?
I agree. What’s up with Alaska and WV ?
I am fortunate to live in DeSantis-land and another home in Tennessee. Love both states, however, Florida is getting pretty crowded.
Virginia is free??
Might it have to do with government spending? That was one of the criteria.
"using objective measures of government spending, tax rates and labor market freedom"
How about using the objective measures of Constitutional Freedoms, Tax Rates, and fewest regulations???
No way Alaska is in the bottom 5 and no way Wyoming isn't in the top 5.
A friend of mine is leaving PA for WV soon
We left California in July for Arkansas. I love it!
We left California in July for Arkansas. I love it!
We were considering Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky or South Carolina for when we retire in a few years. Virginia and Georgia are off the list now. Virginia has been heading the wrong direction for years, and after the last election it looks like Georgia is following them.
I’m surprised at West Virginia being in the least freest and Virginia being in the most freest. I would have expected the opposite.
“West Virginia, Alaska”.....That surprises me.
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Me too. Very surprised by these.
I’d have guessed CA, NY, NJ, WA and perhaps either OR or MA
- then promptly screw up the Freedom they moved to.
...and Florida is moving in the right direction but just 5 to 10 years ago I would not have predicted that.
The real wildcard here is where the Biden illegals all end up and when will they be given voting rights and/or will state laws be overriden by bureaucrats again
But Desantis has cracked down on voter fraud, which is why Trump won Florida by 400K+ and they knew it right away without giving Boward county the chance to manufacture ballots.
I don’t know that I agree with this. Vurginia a free state? Used to be, but has a lot of freedom over the years. Alaska, included in the least freest states? Not sure I buy that wither.
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