The long term rate of growth of the government sector in West Virginia is 1.76. This again is among the highest in the nation. Let me explain what this number means. It is generally believed that if government is to grow (and there are those who think that it shouldn’t – myself included), that the maximum it should be allowed to grow is at the same rate as the population growth plus inflation – otherwise known as “popflation”. The rate of growth of government in West Virginia is nearly twice that rate. Many states have amended their constitutions to include a Tax Payer Bill of Rights or TABOR. Included in the TABOR is a constitutional limitation on how fast government can grow – limiting that to the rate of “popflation”.
Elliot Simon
Tax Payer Bill of Rights
The long term rate of growth of the government sector in West Virginia is 1.76. This again is among the highest in the nation. Let me explain what this number means. It is generally believed that if government is to grow (and there are those who think that it shouldn’t – myself included), that the maximum it should be allowed to grow is at the same rate as the population growth plus inflation – otherwise known as “popflation”. The rate of growth of government in West Virginia is nearly twice that rate. Many states have amended their constitutions to include a Tax Payer Bill of Rights or TABOR. Included in the TABOR is a constitutional limitation on how fast government can grow – limiting that to the rate of “popflation”.