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October 13, 2017

Ryan blames high-tax states as defectors threaten tax plan

By KEN THOMAS and MARCY GORDON
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday lambasted high-tax states like California, New York and New Jersey, arguing the rest of the country is “propping up profligate, big-government states” even as they pay billions more in taxes than they receive in return from the federal government.

Ryan's attack came as he defended the Republican tax proposal that would repeal the federal deduction for state and local taxes, saying it has forced the rest of the country to support those states' high taxes and reckless spending.


 
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