Monday, January 5, 2026

Mississippi’s Capitalist Awakening

An Englishman moves to Jackson to become the leader of a free-market think tank

By William McGurn. Excerpts:

"In 2024, according to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, the state registered 4.2% growth in real gross domestic product—making it the second-fastest-growing state in the U.S."

"some of the ingredients for Mississippi’s growth these past five years: a huge income-tax cut, with a 4% flat tax going into effect in 2026; deregulation that opens up occupational licensing to competition; a government that spends within its means, yielding budget surpluses; and low-cost energy, mainly a result of avoiding the renewable energy subsidies so popular in blue states." 

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