Study: Taxpayers Are Leaving Democrat-Run States for States Controlled by Republicans

A new study by Americans for Tax Reform found that over 200,000 taxpayers fled states with a Democrat governor to states with Republicans in control in 2013. Texas gained the most taxpayers that year while New York lost the most.

Leah Jessen, --September 9, 2015

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In an analysis of Internal Revenue Service income statistics and migration data, Americans for Tax Reform—an advocacy group for lower and simpler taxes—concluded that in 2013 more than 200,000 taxpayers fled states with a Democrat governor to states with Republicans in control.
The analysis shows that in 2013 states run by Democrats lost 226,763 taxpayers while Republican-run states gained about 220,000 new taxpayers. The state with the most growth in new taxpayers? Texas. More...

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