But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you have a federal government that's not enforcing the law and does not preserve the integrity of its own borders, then naturally, states are going to take matters into their own hands.
Can I say that I think it should be against the law for one state to use taxpayer money to try to bribe businesses in another state to move? Which then causes the target state to use taxpayer dollars to try to bribe the businesses to stay.
We have to allow people in the states to make their own decisions, to get government agencies out of the way and let local people make decisions about what's best for them.
History shows that it's not smart for states to pay more to get jobs; you just get into the race to the bottom.
States should have the right to enact laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending a life that otherwise could live.
Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits.
This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.
I don't think the folks in the low-tax states really want to go into a fairness discussion. Residents of Connecticut and New York would love to remind them how much they pay in federal taxes to support programs for Mississippi and South Dakota.
We're going to restructure the state government into a government that's responsive to the needs of New York state taxpayers.
Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.