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Contrary To GOP Rhetoric, Low-Tax States Have Worse Economic Growth

By Pat Garofalo on Feb 28, 2013 at 3:45 pm



Republicans love to claim that low-tax states such as Texas enjoy a disproportionate amount of economic success, while higher-tax states like California are economic basket cases. Republican governors in several states are using that rationale to propose gutting their state income taxes [ http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/01/16/1458011/nebraska-gov-proposes-elimination-of-state-income-tax-at-expense-of-poorest-residents/ ] (and, in many instances, replacing them with regressive sales taxes).

But a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that so-called “high tax states” are actually experiencing more growth and less decline [ http://www.itep.org/pdf/lafferhighrate.pdf ] in income than states that are supposedly super-conducive to economic expansion:

In reality, states that levy personal income taxes, including the states with the highest top rates, have seen more economic growth per capita and less decline in their median income level over the last ten years than the nine states that do not tax income. Unemployment rates have been nearly identical across states with and without income taxes.

Here’s the breakdown:

– Four of the nine states without income taxes are actually doing worse than the average state in regards to economic growth per capita: Texas, Tennessee, Florida, and Nevada.

– Five of the nine states without income taxes are doing worse than average in terms of median income growth: New Hampshire, Florida, Tennessee, Alaska, and Nevada.

– Six of the nine states without income taxes had higher than average annual unemployment rates over the last decade: Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Alaska, and Nevada.

In fact, it was the “high tax” states that did the best in terms of growth, as this chart shows:



http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/02/28/1654621/low-tax-states-no-growth/

How can they be so wrong on absolutely EVERYTHING! when will their fan base wake up? Walker is a koch whore. And the republicans in that state love him ... I don't know what to say anymore to stupid people.

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Club For Growth’s ‘PrimaryMyCongressman.com’ Escalates GOP Civil War



Benjy Sarlin March 1, 2013, 4:55 PM 4321

Conservative advocacy group Club For Growth shows no signs of slowing down its efforts to purge the GOP of alleged moderates, launching a new campaign targeting Republican members of the 113th Congress.

The group’s new site, PrimaryMyCongressman.com .. http://www.primarymycongressman.com/ , is designed “to raise awareness of Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) who are currently serving in safe Republican seats,” according to a press release announcing its debut this week.

The first round of targets are Reps. Mike Simpson (R-ID), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Rick Crawford (R-AR), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Steve Palazzo (R-MS), Martha Roby (R-AL), Larry Buchson (R-IN), Renee Ellmers, (R-NC), and Aaron Schock (R-IL).

“Big government liberals inhabit the Democratic Party, but they are far too common within the Republican Party as well,” Chris Chocola, president of Club For Growth, said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Republicans helped pass billions of dollars in tax increases and they have repeatedly voted against efforts by fiscal conservatives to limit government. PrimaryMyCongressman.com will serve as a tool to hold opponents of economic freedom and limited government accountable for their actions.”

Needless to say, the group’s new targets aren’t too pleased with their newfound label. Schock’s office said in a statement .. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/285519-club-for-growth-accuses-rep-schock-of-pretending-to-be-fiscally-conservative .. that “Club for Growth’s endgame is for Congress to become even more strident and gridlocked.” Chocola responded with a letter labeling him a a “pro-stimulus spending, pro-ObamaCare, pro-debt limit increase, pro-tax increase, pro-labor ‘Republican.’”

The new campaign comes as top Republican strategists, including Karl Rove, are launching their own effort, the Conservative Victory Project, to fund primary candidates they believe have the best shot of winning, citing Senate losses in states like Missouri last year, where Todd Akin’s remarks about rape handed incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) an easy victory.

“We’ve given away at least five seats in the last two election cycles, maybe more, because of poor candidates,” Rove, who is leading the project, said .. http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/02/karl-rove-defends-move-to-get-involve-in-gop-primaries-saying-republicans-can-rebound.html/ .. at a conference in Texas this week. “Our donors said, ‘We’re happy to write big checks, but we’re sick and tired of writing checks for campaign that can’t win.’”

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/club-for-growths-primarymycongressmancom-escalates-gop-civil-war.php?ref=fpa

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GOP strategist Karl Rove launches a group to back candidates it sees as
most electable, reports say. Tea party groups and others are crying foul.
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