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Perry to pitch Texas in the 'Fee State'
[WASHINGTONTIMES] Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday he will visit Maryland next week after his recent television and radio ads that label the Free State the "fee state" and urge businesses to move south for lower taxes.Mr. Perry said in a statement that he was scheduled to travel to Maryland on Wednesday "to highlight Texas' commitment to keeping taxes low." A spokeswoman from Mr. Perry's Austin office declined to give details on where he would be visiting on his tour. A 30-second television ad and one-minute radio spot also began airing Thursday, criticizing Maryland taxes and encouraging business owners to "think Texas, where we've created more jobs than all the other states combined." The $500,000 in ads, as well as the upcoming trip are being paid for by TexasOne, a public-private partnership that markets Texas as a business-friendly state. Maryland isn't the first state the Texas group has targeted. Nor is it the first time Mr. Perry has dropped in on states where his advertisements are running. The Texas governor has also gone to Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, Illinois and most recently Missouri. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-14 |
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