Interesting: 50-State Economic Freedom Ranking

Source: http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2006/05/50state_economi.html

So California, and New York are at the bottom, while Colorado is at the top. The thing is, California and New York are a better market place. I don't know if this actually has any weight on how a state is sucessful in economics. Personally, I think economic people are usually idiots who don't know shit, and are clueless about their jobs. Anyway, when it comes to economics, I would say I kinda take the side of the republicans, a little. Free open markets are great in spawning sucess, as long as there are guildlines to protect the workers, which isn't a republican thing. I, however, totally disagree with government interfering to much into business. In other work, I don't like when the gov't pays Fortune 500 companies, with large tax breaks and incentives. Heck, if most people didn't have to pay any taxes, we would be all happier also. My question is though, if these companies do collect taxes, but don't pay them back to the state and/or country, then don't we, the people, deserve to get our money back?