February 14, 2009
Columnist Cal Thomas Discusses Indiana’s Business Tax Climate
"Elsewhere in the State of Indiana"
By Cal Thomas
The state ranks first in the Midwest for its business climate (and fifth in the nation), reports Site Selection magazine, November 2008. According to Forbes magazine, Indiana has the lowest business cost index in the Midwest and sixth lowest in the country. And most important of all in this "government knows best" climate, Indiana ranks first in the Midwest and 14th nationally in the Tax Foundation's 2009 Business Tax Climate Index. Other states, like New York, New Jersey, California and Michigan are driving businesses away because of heavy taxation to support expanding government and increasingly oppressive and counterproductive regulations.
