Fitzsimon File

1.2—average percentage of annual per capita income growth in all 50 states from 1998-2008. (NEA economist Richard Sims, Bureau of Economic Analysis)

0.8—average percentage of annual per capita income growth from 1998-2008 of the top ten "Business Climate" States in Site Selection Magazine (NEA economist Richard Sims, Site Selection Magazine, Bureau of Economic Analysis)

1.9—average percentage of annual per capita income growth from 1998-2008 for 18 states that never made the Site Selection top 25 in business climate rankings (NEA economist Richard Sims, Site Selection Magazine, Bureau of Economic Analysis)

10.8—average percentage of population living in poverty in states ranked in the Tax Foundation's top ten for highest state and local "tax burden."  (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, All States. U.S. Census Bureau: Detailed Poverty Tables)

12.4—average percentage of population living in poverty in states that rank in Tax Foundation's best ten for lowest state and local "tax burden." (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, All States. U.S. Census Bureau: Detailed Poverty Tables.)

12.1—average percentage of population of people without health insurance in states that rank in Tax Foundation's top ten for highest state and local "tax burden." (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, 2008. U.S. Census Bureau: Health Insurance Coverage 2008.)

17.9—average percentage of population of people without health insurance in states in Tax Foundation's best ten for lowest state and local "tax burden." (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, 2008. U.S. Census Bureau: Health Insurance Coverage 2008.)

74.1—percentage of students who graduate from high school in states in Tax Foundation's top ten for highest state and local "tax burden." (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, 2008. U.S. Census Bureau. Education Week: Diplomas Count 2009: Broader Horizons: The Challenge of College Readiness for All Students.)

66.3— percentage of students who graduate from high school in states in Tax Foundation's best ten for lowest state and local "tax burden." (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, 2008. U.S. Census Bureau. Education Week: Diplomas Count 2009: Broader Horizons: The Challenge of College Readiness for All Students.)

356—average number of violent crimes per 100,000 people  in states in Tax Foundation's top ten for highest state and local "tax burden." (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, 2008.U.S Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States.)

516—average number of violent crimes per 100,000 people in states in Tax Foundation's best ten for lowest state and local "tax burden." (Tax Foundation: State-Local Tax Burdens, 2008. 2008. U.S Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States.)

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