Illinois has serious problems, but the Rauner Turnaround
agenda paints unions as a huge drag on the state’s economy, and promotes the
idea that no sane person would want to do business here. In just-released data
for 3rd quarter GDP by state, Illinois ranked 37th—ahead of
Texas (49th, and a notable nonunion state), Oklahoma (ditto),
Wyoming (ditto), New Mexico (ditto), Virginia (ditto), and Louisiana (ditto).
Illinois also ranked ahead of states where unions are a significant presence:
Nevada, Washington, New York, Delaware, and New Jersey. Two main takeaways
here: our Governor should stop his fear-mongering efforts to discourage
businesses from remaining here; and looking at the data, the presence or the
absence of unions in a state’s economy doesn’t seem to make a big difference,
one way or another. For more, see the Wall Street Journal: click here.
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