"No one likes raising revenue, and understandably so. But if you're going to buy, you need to pay. If need be, I am hopeful that both parties will agree to look at revenues as part of the solution - not as a gateway to higher spending, but as part of a compromise that cuts spending and balances the budget." Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader.
Hoven's Index for April 18, 2010
Economic growth, 1998-2008:
US average: 65.9%
10 most economically free states, per the ALEC-Laffer Index: 79.6%
10 least free states: 56.2%
Population growth, 1998-2008:
US average: 10.0%
10 most free states: 18.5%
10 least free states: 5.2%
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