There is another Great Lakes state that dramatically increased its state income tax (67 percent) and business tax (46 percent) in recent years. It spends much more on K-12 education ($14,074 per pupil), is equal to Minnesota in higher education spending ($249 per capita), has far more kids in preschool, is not a right-to-work state and is generally rated to have among the highest taxes and most regulations in the nation. That state is Illinois. But The Land of Lincoln is no paradise — its GDP and job growth is well below the national average; it is 49th in net migration; and the states fiscal situation is the worst in the country. But using Illinois in the comparison would reach the opposite conclusion than using Minnesota. michigancapitolconfidential/20195
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:23:13 +0000
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