Rick Perry Gets Backing of Flat Tax Fan Steve Forbes

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 24, 2011 - 10:59am

With Gov. Rick Perry of Texas getting ready to unveil his flat tax proposal on Tuesday, he won the backing of a former Republican presidential candidate on Sunday -- publisher Steve Forbes. Forbes called for a flat tax in his two bids for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000. Forbes will serve as an adviser to the Perry campaign.

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