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Regulations and Taxes Matter for Connecticut’s Competitiveness: Jonathan Williams on The Todd Feinburg Show

Tax rates matter. They drive a state's economic competitiveness.

Jonathan Williams, ALEC Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy recently told WTIC radio in Hartford, CT that high tax states such as Connecticut can improve their economic competitiveness by lowering taxes, for both business and personal income.

“What matters, what drives individual migration, what drives small business growth in some states versus others? It’s very clear based on our research, it’s tax rates, it’s tax burdens, it’s regulation, it’s labor policy, all things that matter for growth. And by the way, all things that policy makers in Hartford and other state capitols control.”

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