Editorial, includes "...That doesn't account for all of the problems in a $20 billion budget, but it's a serious dent, and it's indicative of a deep problem: Many of Connecticut's wealthy residents are moving out, and they're taking their money with them. Legislators, this is strong evidence that taxing residents at high rates is becoming counterproductive. ... The legislature's priority in 2018 must be to tackle this problem that they've hit the snooze button on for decades." (Note: Here's a chart from our State Data Lab showing adjusted gross income migration—the data relied on in this editorial—for Illinois and it's neighboring states in the last five years).