tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post1764500513731280967..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: And What About SAG?Steve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-20466308485026954532009-01-13T14:18:00.000-08:002009-01-13T14:18:00.000-08:00The point is that looking at the nominal state bus...<I>The point is that looking at the nominal state business tax rates is a rube's game, meant to mislead,and isn't really a measure of what states are good or bad for businesses.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Of course is not just about taxes but regulations and incentives etc. as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-60702669743674873312009-01-12T18:16:00.000-08:002009-01-12T18:16:00.000-08:00Haha, too funny. No, I didn't say NONE of those "...Haha, too funny. No, I didn't say NONE of those "business friendly" states had major businesses. I was just noting that some of those states (like Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, etc.) have about one percent of the business activity of "business unfriendly" states like California, New York, New Jersey, etc.<BR/><BR/>And Delaware in particular is a special case, not primarily because of their business tax rate, but because of their especially favorable and flexible corporate laws.<BR/><BR/>The point is that looking at the nominal state business tax rates is a rube's game, meant to mislead,and isn't really a measure of what states are good or bad for businesses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-54842821334983863282009-01-12T15:56:00.000-08:002009-01-12T15:56:00.000-08:00Interesting that many of those "business friendly"...<I>Interesting that many of those "business friendly" states actually have almost no national or significant regional businesses located there.</I><BR/><BR/>Delaware is very friendly cause alot of companies are incorporated in that state. <BR/><BR/>As far as corporate headquarters the business friendly staes that are mentioned in the list above are home to the following companies. I wouldn't say there are no significant business located in those states:<BR/><BR/>Autonation<BR/>Office Depot<BR/>CSX - Huge Railroad Co.<BR/>Winn-Dixie<BR/>DuPont<BR/>Ryder - Truck Co.<BR/>Burger King<BR/>Exxon<BR/>Conoco Phillips<BR/>Dell<BR/>At&T<BR/>Kimberly-Clark<BR/>Marathon Oil<BR/>Sysco<BR/>American Airlines<BR/>J.C. Penny<BR/>Texas Instruments<BR/>Continental Airlines<BR/>Southwest Airlines<BR/>Blockbuster<BR/>Radio Shack<BR/>Whole Foods<BR/>Nike<BR/><BR/>and on and on...Alot of well known companies...<BR/><BR/>The reason why Cali has a "huge" economy is due to the revenues generated by the corporations headquartered here as opposed to other states but by no means can you say there there are no significant companies in the top states. <BR/><BR/>Revenues yes well known companies no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-86401522863341858132009-01-12T14:28:00.000-08:002009-01-12T14:28:00.000-08:00Interesting that many of those "business friendly"...Interesting that many of those "business friendly" states actually have almost no national or significant regional businesses located there.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the definition of "business friendly" includes quite a bit more than just local business taxes.<BR/><BR/>By the way, that PDF is from the "Tax Foundation," a partisan group that Paul Krugman and other economists find are <A HREF="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/08/the-greek-menac.html" REL="nofollow">intentionally misleading</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-31212020213974352902009-01-12T11:58:00.000-08:002009-01-12T11:58:00.000-08:00Yeah, especially since California ranks among the ...<B>Yeah, especially since California ranks among the top ten economies of the world. Taxation and regulation do not seem to hurt California businesses.</B><BR/><BR/><BR/>According to the 2009 State business Tax Climate Index California is one of the least business friendly states.<BR/><BR/>California ranks #48 out of 50 states. New Jersey is the worst at #50. Wyoming is the best at #1.<BR/><BR/>You can download the report in pdf format at this link:<BR/><BR/>http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/bp58.pdf<BR/><BR/>For those that do not want ot download the pdf here is a quick recap of the best business and the worst.<BR/><BR/>The top 10 most "business friendly" states (in no particular order):<BR/><BR/> * Oregon<BR/> * Nevada<BR/> * Montana<BR/> * Wyoming<BR/> * Texas<BR/> * South Dakota<BR/> * Florida<BR/> * New Hampshire<BR/> * Delaware<BR/> * Alaska<BR/><BR/>And the 10 least "business friendly" states (in no particular order):<BR/><BR/> * California<BR/> * Iowa<BR/> * Nebraska<BR/> * Minnesota<BR/> * Ohio<BR/> * New York<BR/> * New Jersey<BR/> * Maryland<BR/> * Vermont<BR/> * ConnecticutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-50177779763441735482009-01-12T09:19:00.000-08:002009-01-12T09:19:00.000-08:00Its ironic that the state which contains the so-ca...<I>Its ironic that the state which contains the so-called entertainment capital of the world is terrible to do business in.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, especially since California ranks among the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_California#California_as_an_independent_nation" REL="nofollow">top ten economies</A> of the world. Taxation and regulation do not seem to hurt California businesses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-48043458653766404042009-01-08T16:23:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:23:00.000-08:00Strike or no strike California is one of the worst...Strike or no strike California is one of the worst of all states to do business in Taxation & Regulation.<BR/><BR/>There are no real incentives for production companies to film in Cali.<BR/><BR/>Its ironic that the state which contains the so-called entertainment capital of the world is terrible to do business in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com