Chuck DeVore: Americans move to freedom – people fleeing these 5 states. Here's why
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When people vote – with a moving van or a U-Haul truck – they vote for lower taxes and smaller government.
The annual report, published by Canada’s Fraser Institute, ranks the states and provinces of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico using objective measures of government spending, tax rates and labor market freedom. The least-free U.S. state is New York. West Virginia, Alaska, California and Vermont round out the bottom five. The least-free U.S. state is New York. West Virginia, Alaska, California and Vermont round out the bottom five. According to Census Bureau state-to-state migration estimates through mid-2018, the freest five states attracted a net of 270,608 people from other states while the bottom five saw a net outbound loss of 398,067 residents through domestic migration. New York lost the most, as 458,014 left the state and 254,447 moved in for a net loss of 203,567. California’s net loss was 190,122 for the year.
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