Get This Article To Jeff City, Stat!

By David Stokes on May 26, 2009

There are a few legislators in our General Assembly that could really benefit from this article in the Wall Street Journal about what happened when Maryland raised its state income tax to fill budget gaps. Believe it or not, tax revenues decreased as — get ready for the big shock — some rich people actually moved out of Maryland! Maybe Maryland can pass a law making it illegal to move out of Maryland. …

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