TEL Me More Comparing Different…
TEL Me More Comparing Different Spending Limit Metrics in Texas
TEL Me More Comparing Different Spending Limit Metrics in Texas
When examining the growth of government, it’s important to consider the restraints on government spending and whether those limits are effective. This is important because the larger role the government plays in the economy, the less economic freedom and individual liberty there is from higher taxes and excessive regulation. In fact, TPPF’s recent report The Conservative Texas Budget provides evidence that low-tax states, specifically those without an income tax, perform better economically than high-tax states (see Table 1 below from the report).
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Fields, Landry: Texas' leaders understand that economic opportunity is the best kind of social program.
DeVore: California's state and local taxes consume 11.4 percent of state income. The like figure in Texas is 7.5 percent. But, does all that government spending benefit the population? Apparently not.
Heflin: Legislators should consider limiting state spending growth to keep more dollars in the hands of families. Our low taxes and vibrant economy depend on it.
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Ginn: Though the economy may be off life support, Washington, D.C.'s prescriptions of easy monetary policy and deficit spending created a drug-induced recovery with no discharge plan to sustain itself.
Our freedoms are not guaranteed. They must be re-earned, through being relearned, by every generation.