Opinion

All hat and no cattle

“I consider that to be kind of small ball. It’s kind of like a sacrificial bunt [to move the runner] to second base, if you will. What he needs is a home run. He needs to get rid of the personal-income tax, get rid of the corporate-income tax in New York. Then you’re talking. Then people really start paying attention.” — Rick Perry on Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to set up tax-free zonesaround our state universities. The Texas governor just finished upa trip to New York to try to persuade businesses here to relocate to thefriendlier climes of the Lone Star State, where the entire state is a tax-free zone