Category: taxes

Economic Growth: Do State Taxes Matter?

Economic Growth: Do State Taxes Matter?

That question was the focus of some recent research by the Martin Institute of Prosperity at U of T.  Their conclusions? The overwhelming result was that we could find no connection at all between a state’s investment tax burdens and a state’s economic performance. There was no statistical association between state investment tax rates and [...]

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Upstate NY:  Highest Tax Rates in US

Upstate NY: Highest Tax Rates in US

So says a new study by the Tax Foundation. New York’s highest-in-the-nation property tax burden is an ongoing story. But now the focus is shifting upstate in light of data showing that the nation’s 15 highest taxed counties are all north of the New York City suburbs or in the western part in the state, when [...]

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