Cutting state taxes is unlikely to affect residents’ decisions to stay in or leave Ohio, but will cost the state resources it needs to create the highly-educated workforce, quality infrastructure, and safe communities that form the building blocks of a strong economy. That is the conclusion of an August 2011 report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that busts a common myth advanced by proponents of cutting taxes. Americans move from state to state for a variety of reasons, but tax levels rarely factor into such decisions.
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‘Report Busts Migration Myth: Cutting Taxes Won’t Keep Buckeyes in Ohio’