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California’s strict regulatory environment, punitive legal climate, and high tax rates are causing businesses and residents to leave the state at an unprecedented rate. This exodus is negatively affecting California residents and communities. Until the state changes its tune, it will continue to lose jobs, tax revenue, and people.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/policy-stories/three-ways-keep-businesses-and-people-california/video
Additional resources:
Read “Why Company Headquarters Are Leaving California in Unprecedented Numbers,” by Lee Ohanian and Joseph Vranich. Available here: hoover.org/research/why-company-headquarters-are-leaving-california-unprecedented-numbers.
Read “Texas or Bust,” by Lee Ohanian. Available here: hoover.org/research/texas-or-bust.
Read “Does California Need 770 New Laws? No. Will Any Move the Needle on What Needs Fixing? No.” by Lee Ohanian. Available here: hoover.org/research/does-california-need-770-new-laws-no-will-any-move-needle-what-needs-fixing-no.
Explore the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index. Available here: taxfoundation.org/2021-state-business-tax-climate-index.
Read “California Named Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole,’” by the American Tort Reform Association. Available here: atra.org/2021/12/07/california-named-worst-judicial-hellhole.
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California’s strict regulatory environment, punitive legal climate, and high tax rates are causing businesses and residents to leave the state at an unprecedented rate. This exodus is negatively affecting California residents and communities. Until the state changes its tune, it will continue to lose jobs, tax revenue, and people.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/policy-stories/three-ways-keep-businesses-and-people-california/video
Additional resources:
Read “Why Company Headquarters Are Leaving California in Unprecedented Numbers,” by Lee Ohanian and Joseph Vranich. Available here: hoover.org/research/why-company-headquarters-are-leaving-california-unprecedented-numbers.
Read “Texas or Bust,” by Lee Ohanian. Available here: hoover.org/research/texas-or-bust.
Read “Does California Need 770 New Laws? No. Will Any Move the Needle on What Needs Fixing? No.” by Lee Ohanian. Available here: hoover.org/research/does-california-need-770-new-laws-no-will-any-move-needle-what-needs-fixing-no.
Explore the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index. Available here: taxfoundation.org/2021-state-business-tax-climate-index.
Read “California Named Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole,’” by the American Tort Reform Association. Available here: atra.org/2021/12/07/california-named-worst-judicial-hellhole.
- Subscribe to PolicyEd’s YouTube channel: bit.ly/PolicyEdSub.
- Follow PolicyEd on Twitter: bit.ly/PolicyEdTwit.
- Follow PolicyEd on Instagram: bit.ly/PolicyEdInsta.
