Wonderful article. It's given me much to think about-- primarily what I can do to help make this happen in my own state.
One question, however: Could you elaborate on what you mean by "economic performance" in this quote?
"...Certainly, on economic performance over the last five years, Idaho beats all of those states, except Texas..."
Idaho's GDP (and GDP per capita) is far lower than that of California, New York, or Texas.
I would be curious to learn more about comparisons of Idaho's economy and quality of life to other states'. This seems like a rich vein for investigation.
I have not done a serious investigation of the relative economic performance of states since 2019 (when the deregulation started), but I do know that Idaho has one of the fastest-growing economies in the nation and very low unemployment. That is also true of Texas, but not the other states mentioned.
GDP and GDP per capita are irrelevant metrics for this discussion because virtually all that growth occurred long before 2019.
Great article.
Glad that you enjoyed it.
Start where you are: utilize the example of Idaho. Wise, well done, Michael.
Wonderful article. It's given me much to think about-- primarily what I can do to help make this happen in my own state.
One question, however: Could you elaborate on what you mean by "economic performance" in this quote?
"...Certainly, on economic performance over the last five years, Idaho beats all of those states, except Texas..."
Idaho's GDP (and GDP per capita) is far lower than that of California, New York, or Texas.
I would be curious to learn more about comparisons of Idaho's economy and quality of life to other states'. This seems like a rich vein for investigation.
Thanks for the comment.
My point is that this deregulation has clearly not hurt Idaho's economic performance, and probably played at least some role in its current boom.
https://lmi.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/publications/Pubs/EconSitRep.pdf
I have not done a serious investigation of the relative economic performance of states since 2019 (when the deregulation started), but I do know that Idaho has one of the fastest-growing economies in the nation and very low unemployment. That is also true of Texas, but not the other states mentioned.
GDP and GDP per capita are irrelevant metrics for this discussion because virtually all that growth occurred long before 2019.
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Yes, I think that deregulation should be the focus, not increasing “efficiency” or lowering the number of federal workers.