By TIA intern Joshua Terry, whose last day is today (Thanks for all the great hard work, Josh!) includes “… Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas have smaller Taxpayer Burdens compared to New York, California, and Illinois. There certainly may be other factors at play here, as Texas isn't too far off of New York or even California with its Taxpayer Burden. What is certain; however, is the correlation between Taxpayer Burdens and single-family permits among these states. Taxpayers are building their homes away from large Taxpayer Burdens.”