The libertarian think tank the Cato Institute has a new project in which it analyzed all 50 U.S. states regarding “respect for individual freedom,” and it found Hawaii wanting. Specifically, says the study, “Hawaii’s fiscal policy is ‘tax and spend’ with state-level taxes rising from 7.8 percent in FY 2009 to 9.3 percent in FY 2013. Local government taxes […]
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