Flat Tax Fever: Steve Forbes Endorses Rick Perry

Forbes Magazine publisher and flat tax champion Steve Forbes endorsed Rick Perry, giving his struggling campaign an important boost. Perry is on the cusp of announcing his very own flat tax proposal on Tuesday in a speech to South Carolina voters.

Forbes previously ran as a dark horse candidate in the 1996 and 2000 Republican nomination race and both times trumpeted the flat tax as an economic cure-all.

Perry thanked the businessman for his support in a statement. “Steve Forbes is a well known fiscal conservative, and provided strong support and advice throughout the process of drafting my economic and jobs plans,” Perry said. “I am honored to have Steve’s endorsement of my candidacy for president.”

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(h/t CNN)

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