Here in the Lone Star State, we've had lots of recent success stories about bringing in many new businesses from California and New York, where the business climate is increasingly hostile due to higher taxes and increased regulations and restrictions.  Businesses and citizens continue to leave by the droves.  Enter New York state, in an attempt to stop the bleeding, now running ads for "Tax Free Zone" in local Texas television markets.  The ads brag that new businesses will operate "tax free" for 10 years.  The ad follows up the START-UP NY program put in motion by Governor Andrew Cuomo on October  22, 2013.  The ads have been running in major Texas cities and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. A May 2013 press release states, "Under Tax-Free NY, Any New Business Will Be Able to Operate Tax Free on a SUNY Campus for Ten Years."  That's all well and good, but most businesses plan to be around longer than 10...(Read Full Post)