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Mass Exodus From High-Taxes - Which States Did Americans Leave In 2016?
Zero Hedge ^
| 01/22/2017
| Submitted by Johnny Kampis via The Foundation for Economic Education,
Posted on 01/22/2017 5:59:18 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Submitted by Johnny Kampis via The Foundation for Economic Education,
Migration patterns for 2016 show that Americans tended to move away from high-tax states and into states where residents keep more of what they earn.
United Van Lines, the nation’s largest moving company, recently released its annual movers study report showing that South Dakota overtook Oregon as the top inbound destination. Generally, more people moved toward the West, and states in the Northeast saw the largest exodus of residents. The top four outbound states in 2016, in order, were New Jersey, Illinois, New York, and Connecticut.
![](http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user3303/imageroot/2017/01/17/20170122_inut2.jpg)
(Photo: Tax Foundation)
The Tax Foundation pointed out in a recent blog post that those results are similar to the organization’s annual state business tax climate index.
In fact, New Jersey, which saw an outbound rate of 63 percent—meaning nearly two people moved out of the Garden State for every person who moved in, also finished last in that index. New York had the second-worst business tax climate, according to the Tax Foundation. Connecticut was eighth-worst while Illinois was more middle of the pack.
The Tax Foundation said the absence of a major tax such as the corporate income tax, individual income tax, or sales tax is a common factor among most of the states that rank in the top 10 on the business climate tax index.
Nicole Kaeding, author of the migration post, noted that taxes are sometimes overcited as a primary reason why people move out of states, but they certainly can play a significant role, as is evidenced by the similar results in the Tax Foundation and United Van Lines studies.
“Tax rates and structure affect a state’s economy,” she wrote.
“States with less burdensome tax structures and lower rates tend to have better economic growth. Increased job opportunities can result from the better economic growth.”
She noted, for example, a person moving to Chicago for a job might decide to commute from nearby Indiana where the individual income tax rate is 3.3 percent, rather than live in Illinois, where the same rate is 3.75 percent.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2016review; bluestates; exodus; migration; redstates; states; taxes
To: SeekAndFind
I can’t believe Colorado isn’t number one for inbound. It seems like ten percent of the license plates are from out of state.
To: SeekAndFind
People aren’t moving to Florida any more?
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:03:53 PM PST
by
Ken522
To: SeekAndFind
Unfortunately, a substantial portion of the inbound folks moving into North Carolina and South Carolina are nanny state liberals from the Northeast who bring their statist values with them. Raleigh and Asheville in NC and Charleston and Greenville in SC especially hit hard.
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:05:46 PM PST
by
riverdawg
To: SeekAndFind
And there are still more of us NYers who will be outbound as soon as circumstances permit.
(aka money)
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:08:52 PM PST
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
To: SeekAndFind
not good. blue migrating to red and spawning more blue....
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:11:17 PM PST
by
stylin19a
(The air I am breathing seems to be a little freer today.)
To: SeekAndFind
Interesting related fact: The 10 states Hillary won by the most votes all have more people moving out than moving in.
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:18:59 PM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(Ride To The Sound Of The Guns)
To: SeekAndFind
Shocked that California isn’t part of the ten outbound states. They have ridiculous taxes
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:21:30 PM PST
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: SeekAndFind
I recently read that Connecticut is proposing huge tax increases and is even proposing taxing Yale's multi,multi billion endowment.I read soon after that Florida government officials are trying to entice Yale into moving to the state.
Connecticut without Yale is Nevada without Vegas.
To: Nifster
Illegals don’t use moving van companies.
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:29:37 PM PST
by
umgud
To: Nifster
and Traffic, Cost of Living and Regulations...
However if you looked over a 10 year period, California w/b #1.
Used to be the Golden State, now we have 1/3rd of the poor people in the US.
To: SeekAndFind
There’s more good news from Virginia or at least the DC area. I drive 66 and every evening when I go west I pass 2 or more car carriers with 4-6 cars a piece. These are private vehicles, usually pretty nice. The occupants have flown back to whatever liberal hell hole they came from and are shipping their car back.
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:38:02 PM PST
by
palmer
(turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure)
To: SeekAndFind
Evacuation bump for later....
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posted on
01/22/2017 6:47:47 PM PST
by
indthkr
To: Ken522
To: SeekAndFind; 2A Patriot; 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; A Strict Constructionist; ...
SC is number five for inbound. Which is good except many of the inbounders are liberals from the northeast.
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posted on
01/22/2017 7:45:44 PM PST
by
upchuck
(Isn't it great having the greatest counter-puncher in the world in the White House?)
To: riverdawg
Yes riverdawg-the number is growing in Greenville. You hear these people on local talk radio complaining about everything in the South.They have come from areas like NY and NJ and brought their identity politics with them.
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posted on
01/23/2017 1:50:01 AM PST
by
pugmama
(Ports Moon.)
To: pugmama
I’m in NC. I’ve discovered over the years of influx here, from NJ and NY, that there are good ones and bad ones. There are some very decent people from Upstate New York. There are some very decent people from south Jersey. It’s the north Jersey people you’ve really got to watch out for, abrasive, loud, southerners can’t do anything right and they’re going to impose what they fled upon anywhere they land in sufficient number. So, try to keep an open mind, you’ll know who and what you’re dealing with, within ten minutes of talking to them.
To: SeekAndFind
Hopefully, in Pennsylvania, HB76/SB76 - the bill to eliminate all Property/School taxes in the state - will pass. It is gaining momentum.
http://www.ptcc.us/solution.htm
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posted on
01/23/2017 6:39:03 AM PST
by
sneakers
(It's DEMOCRAT - and not DemocratIC. There's nothing Democratic about the DEMOCRAT party)
To: SeekAndFind
Cincinnat5i to Raleigh for me. Last June.
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posted on
02/08/2017 9:05:52 AM PST
by
Buckeye Battle Cry
(Charlie, here comes the deuce, and when you speak of me speak well.)
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