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Posted on September 27, 2018 September 27, 2018

New Jersey Ranked Dead Last for State Business Tax Climate

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Ridgewood NJ, the Tax Foundation released it’s 2019 State Business Tax Climate Index which compares each state on over 100 variables including corporate, individual, property, and sales taxes to show how well states structure their tax systems and to provide a road map for improvement.

The modern market is characterized by mobile capital and labor, and evidence shows that states with the best tax systems will be the most competitive at attracting new business and generating economic and employment growth.

Once again New Jersey was ranked dead last of all 50 states.

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Posted on July 12, 2014 June 27, 2021

Henry David Thoreau was born on this day in 1817 “that government is best which governs least”.

Henry David Thoreau was born on this day in 1817 “that government is best which governs least”.

Henry David Thoreau was born on this day in 1817.He was a firm believer in the power of the individual, writing “There will never be a really free and enlightened State, until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power”.

His refusal to pay poll tax as a statement against the Mexican-American War and slavery landed him in jail in 1846. This was the catalyst for writing “Civil Disobedience,” an essay that focuses on a non-violent approach to political and social resistance, which opens with the famous words: “that government is best which governs least”.