May 17, 2005

FAULTY FOUNDATIONS: STATE STRUCTURAL BUDGET PROBLEMS AND HOW TO FIX THEM
State-by-State Fact Sheets on Structural Budget Problems

The links below each connect to a state fact sheet providing information on specific areas of each state's fiscal system that contribute to structural weaknesses such as the extent to which services are taxed under the sales tax, the strength of the corporate and personal income taxes, and the growth of expenditure needs for residents.

New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut New Jersey Maryland New Hampshire Vermont Maine New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey District of Columbia Delaware Maryland Ohio West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Michigan Mississippi Illinois Wisconsin Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Texas New Mexico Hawaii Alaska Arizona Utah Wyoming Montana Idaho Nevada California Oregon Washington
Alabama Hawaii Michigan North Carolina Utah
Alaska Idaho Minnesota North Dakota Vermont
Arizona Illinois Mississippi Ohio Virginia
Arkansas Indiana Missouri Oklahoma Washington
California Iowa Montana Oregon West Virginia
Colorado Kansas Nebraska Pennsylvania Wisconsin
Connecticut Kentucky Nevada Rhode Island Wyoming
Delaware Louisiana New Hampshire South Carolina  
District of Columbia Maine New Jersey South Dakota  
Florida Maryland New Mexico Tennessee  
Georgia Massachusetts New York Texas  

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