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Rick Perry: And that's exactly what we've done in Texas, some very simple but very effective principles of keeping our taxes low and…

On the recordAugust 11, 2011
And that's exactly what we've done in Texas, some very simple but very effective principles of keeping our taxes low and our regulatory climate fair and predictable, legal system that doesn't allow for over-suing and starting out by not spending all the money. We left $6 billion in our rainy day fund in Texas.
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Rick Perry

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Governor Perry asserts that Texas has balanced its budget while maintaining low taxes.

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