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Ron DeSantis: “We've paid off 50% of our debt since I've just, since I've…”

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And, you know, if you're a Florida resident here and you're be able to live in a state that has budget surplus. We've paid off 50% of our debt since I've just, since I've been governor, quadrupled the rainy day fund, no income tax. Honestly. Sales tax is exempt from a lot of good stuff, too. Baby items, back to school, all this other stuff. We eliminated business rent tax. (41:58–42:05)

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Asserts that Florida has paid off 50% of its debt, quadrupled the rainy day fund, and has no income tax since DeSantis became governor.

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