An article from the Mises Institute (Full Article), finds that due to the lessening burdens from moving to other states, people are choosing to move to states that have less taxes and cheaper costs of living.
From the article:
“But, the ease with which workers and families can pick up and move across state lines provides many with the option of moving to a totally new geographic and legal environment where the burdens of taxes and the cost of living may vary greatly. Best of all, unlike Europe, there is no language barrier that comes with moving across the continent to find a new job.
If one can take advantage of the amenities of other states with relative ease, then residents are more likely to leave behind their current situation for what they perceive to be better digs. ”
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“Nor is it likely a coincidence that, using the Tax Foundation’s measure of tax burden, California, New York, and New Jersey are found among the states with the largest tax burden, and the largest population loss to other states. Eight of the ten states with the highest tax burdens experienced population loss to other states. ”
The one question that was not addressed was the quality of the workers and the age. They point out at the end that if the people leaving states are retirees or low productivity workers, then states losing patrons would probably be able to keep doing so as they maintain an influx of foreign country immigrants.
Full article at Mises: (Full Article)
