Are numbers racist? - American Experiment

Are numbers racist? - American Experiment
"...“there is growing evidence that taxes can affect the geographic location of people both within and across countries.” 
If we want to make smart policy for our state, looking at the data is not a bad place to start.
So I was somewhat surprised to see this response from Bob Collins, formerly of MPR’s NewsCut (Minneapolis Public Radio) blog:
Bob Collins--@MyLittleBloggie
As soon as I got to the paragraph about the influx of low income people (code for people of color), I knew it had to be from the Klan-robe crowd at the Center of the American Experiment.
Migration out of Minnesota is on the rise. http://strib.mn/2UnfVw7
Here is exactly what I wrote about ‘low-income’ folks:
The IRS database has just been updated with the addition of two more years of statistics on the movement of taxpayers across state lines, covering the years 2016-17 and 2017-18.
Unfortunately, these new data show that the trend that existed as of 2016 continues: Minnesota gains low-income residents from other states, but loses middle- and upper-income residents, generally to lower-tax states.
..What was I supposed to say?
....Was I supposed not to say anything at all? 
A cynic may say that that is exactly the intention..."
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