Illinois’ out-migration losses: Measuring the destructive impact on the state’s tax base – Wirepoints

One of the most damaging impacts of Illinois’ people loss to other states is the destruction of the state’s tax base. When people leave in a given year, they take their incomes with them, and that means the state’s tax base suffers. Unfortunately, Illinois’ out-migration problem is much bigger than just a one year loss: the state has lost people and AGI every single year since at least 2000. We calculate the cost.

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