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Libertarianism. I hear they are testing it out in Oregon.

/s

Replace "Oregon" by "New Hampshire", and you can say the words with pride instead of sarcasm.

Still going to be sarcasm, sorry. How many of those who pledged to move have actually moved?

Sorry, I don't have those numbers on-hand.

What I do have on-hand is that NH has a higher median income than any other nation in the world (incl Luxembourg), despite being a net-payer of federal taxes.

(Source: https://mises.org/wire/if-sweden-and-germany-became-us-state...)

It's true that NH has traditionally been in the top-tier of states when it comes to median household income. In the 2016 ACS, it appears to have reached the top:

https://www.pressherald.com/2017/09/13/the-state-with-highes...

But its lead is not an overwhelming one. Connecticut's 2016 median hh income was just ~$350 less. According to the the previous ACS in 2015, NH was number 8. And 6 of the top 7 were traditionally blue states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...

- 1. Maryland

- 2. DC

- 3. Hawaii

- 4. Alaska

- 5. New Jersey

- 6. Connecticut

- 7. Massachusetts

I seriously doubt it has anything to do with the FSP.

Of course, the median income metric is not the end-all be-all, either. For example, it ignores all the state-provided benefits that those high taxes pay for.

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