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Ron DeSantis: “We obviously have no income tax and our sales tax exempts…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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It's not the way the Florida constitution is laid out. So you're usual. But at the state level, We obviously have no income tax and our sales tax exempts medications, groceries, baby items. So people, because, you know, the knock on a consumption tax is, oh, well, people that are lower income, but on the necessities, you're basically exempt from that. (29:09–29:21)

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Asserts that Florida has no income tax and exempts certain items from sales tax.

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