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Kay Bailey Hutchison: In my state of Texas, which does not have an income tax, we rely heavily on revenue collected by sales taxes.

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
In my state of Texas, which does not have an income tax, we rely heavily on revenue collected by sales taxes.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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Hutchison emphasizes Texas's reliance on sales tax due to the absence of an income tax.

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