Imitation is there highest form of flattery. The Republican Candidate for Governor of Arizona thinks Texas economy is enviable. He is proposing  eliminating Arizona’s income tax. Arizona faces a $1Billion deficit. Texas is looking at a surplus of more than $8 Billion. Arizona taxes personal income. Texas does not. 

 

The Tax Foundation suggests that Arizona eliminate state sales tax exemptions, because they run a think tank and not a campaign. Campaigns know taxpayers show no love to politicians who run on a platform of more taxes. A broader sales tax base indeed does lower the tax rate, but it takes a lot of fancy tax words to explain.  [Arizona Public Media]