From the Aberdeen American News, the hyperpartisan liberal Democrat Susan Wismer offers an observation:
“The reason South Dakota is in the shape it is, is because Republicans have maintained a stranglehold on the process.”
-Susan Wismer
From the Tax Foundation:
2018 State Business Tax Climate Index
The Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many ways to show how much is collected in taxes by state governments, the Index is designed to show how well states structure their tax systems, and provides a roadmap for improvement.
The 10 best states in this year’s Index are:
1. Wyoming
2. South Dakota
And here’s an expanded List from GOED:
Subject | Rank | Year | Source | Link |
Tax Revenue – Least Volatility | 1 | 2017 | Pew Charitable Trusts | pewtrusts.org |
Best States For Business – Business Costs | 1 | 2016 | Forbes Magazine | forbes.com |
Enterprising States – Business Climate | 1 | 2015 | US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | uschamberfoundation.org |
American Dream Composite Index | 1 | 2017 | Xavier University | americandreamcompositeindex.com |
America’s Top States for Business – Business Friendliness | 2 | 2016 | CNBC | cnbc.com |
Small Business Policy Index | 3 | 2017 | Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council | sbecouncil.org |
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index | 3 | 2016 | Gallup-Healthways | healthways.com |
Tax Freedom Day | 4 | 2016 | Tax Foundation | taxfoundation.org |
Camelot Index | 6 | 2016 | State Policy Reports, FFIS | ffis.org |
Entrepreneurial Activity Among Small States | 9 | 2016 | Kauffman Foundation | kauffman.org |
Thanks Republicans!
Republicans are the Cool party.
Boom!
…sounds like a Democrat, just criticize on a false problem and then have no solutions to fix it, just blame the Republicans over and over again
Maybe Democrats should run good candidates that voters for whom voters will cast their ballot
You can be positive and forward looking, or negative and reactionary. Susan Wismer is always the latter. The glass is always half empty. In fact, a full glass is even bad, because not could spill.
It doesn’t matter what you political philosophy is – an attitude like Wismer’s always leads to losing in politics.
The only reason she gets elected to the legislature is that Democrats maintain a stranglehold in District 1 due to redistricting.
And, now that we see most major econometric firms (international and national) are giving 2018 US Growth guidance of up to 4%.
A year ago when what’s his name was President, the same people were predicting 2% growth for 2018.
Finally, we have a President who is pro-growth and pro-opportunity for the poor. Finally the poor haters and faux feminists (mysogynists in real life) have been exposed for who they are. In all honesty, its been 28 years since we had such a President who cared more for the poor than the elite.
Trump-Pence in 2020!!
But Dusty’s campaign claims that the State had a deficit in 2011?
There’s a reason even the libbies in the legislatures refer to her as Eeyore.
“The reason South Dakota is in the shape it is, is because Republicans have maintained a stranglehold on the process.”—-
“10 most corrupt states (forbes)
1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Tennessee
4. Illinois
5. Pennsylvania
6. Alabama
7. Alaska
8. South Dakota
9. Kentucky
10. Florida
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“Other big losers in the Center for Public Integrity study included South Carolina, Maine, Michigan, South Dakota, Wyoming”– WAPO
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Grades for all 50 states on corruption
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/09/center-integrity-corruption-grades-interactive/75033060/
Hah! where’s New Jersey?
South Dakota GOP uses ’emergency’ rules to repeal anti-corruption law
South Dakota gets F grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation
https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/11/09/18522/south-dakota-gets-f-grade-2015-state-integrity-investigation
““The reason South Dakota is in the shape it is, is because Republicans have maintained a stranglehold on the process.”—-
It was an emergency. The only place to find the $12 million that was to be paid to political campaigns, as IM 22 required, was in the education budget. The teachers would have been rioting and holding the children hostage if their budgets were cut. They might have even burned down some schools, because you never know what they are capable of.
So to keep the teachers from killing the children, the legislature declared an emergency. Because it was.
Lists published on the internet, even with no facts to back them up, are always the truth, aren’t they!!
Sad when that’s the only thing the dems have to campaign on.
List of the worst lists:
1) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/09/center-integrity-corruption-grades-interactive/75033060/
2) Mr. Sibby’s lists
3) Mr. Evans’ lists
We have also become the highest costing vocational schools. That we have an effect on the future workforce. College costs have also taken drastic increases.
Folks, how do you like your property taxes and health care costs?
You are right, we should have less government so we can cut taxes
It’s just common sense.