Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvanians are leaving — and economic reforms will bring them back

• Andrew Holman
• January 22, 2024

Originally published in The Mercury The U.S. Census Bureau found that almost 25,000 Pennsylvanians left the state last year. This exodus marks the 12th time in the past 13…

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PA Lawmakers Can Reverse the Population Exodus

• Andrew Holman, Nathan Benefield
• January 19, 2023

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania New data from the Census Bureau reveal that residents are fleeing Pennsylvania at an alarming rate. Pennsylvania lost nearly 40,000 residents to other states from July 2021…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Population Problems

• February 8, 2022

The Problem New data[1] from the United States Census Bureau shows Pennsylvania’s population problems remain: Pennsylvania’s population decreased by 25,000 from July 2020 to July 2021. Natural population…

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State Budget

How Government Overspending Hurts Pennsylvania Families

• Andrew Holman, Nathan Benefield
• January 31, 2022

Key Points Excessive government spending and borrowing is causing record-setting inflation and severe supply chain shortages.Voters want fiscal restraint from their government.High taxes and spending are making Pennsylvania uncompetitive, costing…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Self-Inflicted Lobotomy

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 3, 2017

Every day, 36 college graduates flee Pennsylvania for better opportunities in other states, according to a new Independent Fiscal Office trends report. Overall, there was a net outflow of…

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Taxes & Economy

Former Pennsylvanians Voted with their Feet

• Nathan Benefield
• January 5, 2015

Residents continued their exodus from Pennsylvania in 2014. The latest Census population estimates, released last month, show that Pennsylvania gained 5,913 in total population between July 2013 and July…

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Taxes & Economy

Residents Still Moving out of PA

• Nathan Benefield
• January 13, 2011

The latest United Van Lines survey continues to show Pennsylvania is a “high outbound state”—meaning more people are renting trucks to move out of Pennsylvania than moving in (HT…

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Regulation

Outward Bound – Taxes Driving People Out Of Pennsylvania

• December 8, 2009

Between 2000 and 2008, Pennsylvania suffered the depletion of one of its most valuable resources - people. During this period, the state lost 56,000 net residents, according to U.S. Census…

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Taxes & Economy

Taxpayers Flee High Tax States

• Nathan Benefield
• October 29, 2009

Our friends at the Empire Center for New York State Policy has a new report on the “exodus” of residents from New York to other states. The report is…

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