![]() The Facts&Figures survey concurred with ALEC on the sales tax, ranking New Mexico 45th best in the nation. Around the same time, the Tax Foundation released its latest Fact&Figures, How Does Your State Compare? Report and placed New Mexico 38th overall in its State Business Tax Climate Index 2013 page (Table 4).ALEC measured every state over 15 variables to come up with its rankings, the Tax Foundation’s Table 4 used five, and Mercatus raked each state over more than 200 variable coals, including many social, criminal, and educational measurements.The Rich States, Poor State index found New Mexico’s sales tax burden (48th), state liability system (44th) and public employees per 10,000 citizens (40th) particularly troublesome. The sixth annual release this month of the Rich States, Poor States index by the American Legislative Exchange Council gave New Mexico a fair grade of 18 in its Economic Performance Rank, but a dismal 33rd in the nation in its Economic Outlook Rank.A couple of months prior, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University released its Freedom In The 50 States index and ranked New Mexico 21st in the nation. ![]()
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