Sunday, September 6, 2015

Study: Taxpayers Are Leaving Democrat-Run States for States Controlled by Republicans



The analysis shows that in 2013 states run by Democrats lost 226,763 taxpayers while Republican-run states gained about 220,000 new taxpayers.

The state with the most growth in new taxpayers? Texas.

The state, governed by Republican Rick Perry during the 2012-2013 year, saw a positive net migration of 152,477 people. “Texas accounted for more than half of the net migration into the South,” the IRS reports....

“People move away from high tax states to low tax states. Every tax refugee is sending a powerful message to politicians,” Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist said in a statement. “They are voting with their feet. Leaders in Texas and Florida are listening. New York and California are not.”...



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