In recent years, Texas has done very well economically — lots of job growth and entrepreneurship. What would the country be like if Texas had been under the thumb of union-dependent, collectivistic, government idolators such as have had control in states like California and Illinois? In this AEI article, Mark Perry shows us.
Insofar as it is allowed to work, federalism does wonders for the country. Imagine how much better things would be if there were much less domination by Washington over policy so that states had more freedom to adopt what they think works best — in labor policy for example.
