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Greg Abbott: “Texas is the bastion of capitalism.”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Governor Abbott Joins Maria Batiromo on Fox News

Published | Video Starts at 03:53

What can you tell us, assess the backdrop for us today versus the last couple of years in terms of population and growth, economic growth in Texas? Well, economically we almost have two systems in the United States. Texas is the bastion of capitalism. And that's why businesses continue to move here at record pace, more so than any other state. Whereas California and New York are bastions of communism. Communism does not work. (03:53–03:56)

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