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The author is correct in that state government needs to get out of the way. This will not happen, however, until RI's system of taxation is fundamentally overhauled and the pig that is Smith Hill is starved. As long as you feed state (or any) government, it will grow increasingly intrusive, inefficient, and overly regulatory. There is a good reason why New Hampshire has a much lower unemployment rate and much higher median adult education level than RI. There is a reason why NH has gained highly educated workers and RI has lost them. There is a reason why senior executives drive through RI on their way to NH in search of business expansion opportunities. And it has to do with taxes and regulations. NH's are minimal and business friendly, while RI's are onerous and hostile to business. And as long as RI retains it's present system of taxation, which allows for a bloated state beaurocracy and legions on the public payroll with little to do, none of the above will change.

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