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Libertarianism. I hear they are testing it out in Oregon. /s
by gph 8y ago
Libertarianism. I hear they are testing it out in Oregon.
/s
- mmirate 8y agoReplace "Oregon" by "New Hampshire", and you can say the words with pride instead of sarcasm.
- int_19h 8y agoStill going to be sarcasm, sorry. How many of those who pledged to move have actually moved?
- mmirate 8y agoSorry, I don't have those numbers on-hand. What I do have on-hand is that NH has a higher median income than any other nation in the world (incl Luxembourg), despite being a net-payer of federal taxes. (Source: https://mises.org/wire/if-sweden-and-germany-became-us-states-they-would-be-among-poorest-states https://mises.org/wire/if-sweden-and-germany-became-us-state...)
- int_19h 8y agoI seriously doubt it has anything to do with the FSP. Of course, the median income metric is not the end-all be-all, either. For example, it ignores all the state-provided benefits that those high taxes pay for.
- danso 8y agoIt's true that NH has traditionally been in the top-tier of states when it comes to median household income. In the 2016 ACS, it appears to have reached the top: https://www.pressherald.com/2017/09/13/the-state-with-highest-median-income-is-new-hampshire/ https://www.pressherald.com/2017/09/13/the-state-with-highes... But its lead is not an overwhelming one. Connecticut's 2016 median hh income was just ~$350 less. According to the the previous ACS in 2015, NH was number 8. And 6 of the top 7 were traditionally blue states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... - 1. Maryland - 2. DC - 3. Hawaii - 4. Alaska - 5. New Jersey - 6. Connecticut - 7. Massachusetts