Illinnoyed By Higher Taxes?
Indiana has started an advertising campaign to recruit Illinois residents and businesses.
by Brian Costin
While we continue our fight at RepealtheTaxHike.com to reverse the recent tax hikes from Springfield other states are looking to capitalize on our misfortune.
Recently, our friend Laura Kotelman snapped a picture of a billboard along the highway of some creative advertising by our neighbor, Indiana.
Indiana is looking to capitalize on the bad economic policies in the State of Illinois and the recent property tax hike and is actively recruiting companies to relocated to their state.
This billboard directs people to go to www.solutionindiana.com where they list a number of policy reasons on why it is better for a business to operate in Indiana rather than other Midwestern states, and in particular Illinois.
On the site they make a pursuasive arguments for businesses to relocate to Indiana.
Indiana is a state where companies from across the nation and around the globe find the talent and resources they need to build success. Indiana offers a low-cost, pro-business environment ? including low utility costs, workers? compensation and unemployment insurance rates coupled with a highly skilled, educated and capable workforce. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Indiana is home to internationally known universities, nationally recognized research parks, and cutting-edge innovative businesses.
- Indiana ranks first in the Midwest in the Tax Foundation?s 2011 Business Tax Climate Index (Oct. 2010).
- Indiana has the lowest business costs in the Midwest and is one of the top 10 lowest cost locations in the U.S. according to Forbes (Oct. 2010).
- Indiana ranks fourth in the nation for its business tax and regulatory climate according to the Enterprising States study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Chamber Foundation (May 2010).
- Indiana ranks best in the Midwest in Area Development magazine?s Top States for Doing Business study. (Oct. 2010).
- Indiana is one of nine states that now have triple-A credit ratings from all three agencies (Standard & Poor?s, Fitch, and Moody?s) due to the state?s significant financial management and budgeting practices, stable economic base, property tax reform, and economic development efforts to attract job creation and create economic diversification.
Perhaps we should start looking to our neighbors in Indiana for policy solutions to turn our state around?