Illinois’ population is falling, but it’s not all due to taxes – State Journal-Register

Comment: True, but taxes and things like corruption, greed, incompetent government and not getting a fair return on tax dollars aren't just "scapegoats" as this article says.
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Andrew Szakmary
8 years ago

The title of this article is misleading, because the author actually argues that there is no evidence that any of the population change, in Illinois and in other states, is due to taxation. In any case, I commend you for posting an alternative view to one of your primary narratives.

nixit
8 years ago

Mentality: Population is falling, but it’s not all due to lung cancer. So we should all smoke more.

I noticed this narrative making the rounds in the media: prepping the populace for a tax hike. Then when folks don’t move right away or the population grows slightly (because the state spends more or hires more workers), they’ll view that as a mandate for higher taxes.

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