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Go bold, Bruce Blakeman — with a tax plan even Democrats can love

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New York is in an economic death spiral as companies and taxpayers flee, taking their money with them.

Bruce Blakeman needs to go bold.

So far, the Republican challenger in this November’s race for governor has been running a run-of-the-mill campaign, trading barbs with Gov. Kathy Hochul but advancing few big ideas.    

Come on, Bruce. Offer New Yorkers real change: Roll out a concrete plan to phase out the state’s personal income tax.

It’s the economy killer.

The Albany spendaholics — in both parties — will claim it can’t be done.

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But 68% of New Yorkers, regardless of their party affiliation, support zeroing out the income tax, a Morning Consult poll found.

That includes 65% of Democrats, with only 20% strongly or somewhat opposed to axing the tax.

All governments need tax revenue, but taxing income is far more damaging to the economy than taxing property or sales.

State income taxes cause businesses to flee to lower-tax or zero-tax states, eroding the tax base and causing brain drain.

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