The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently published a study co-authored by Art Laffer relating to tax reform at the state level
http://www.texaspolicy.com/pdf/2009-04-taxswap-laffer-posting.pdf.
Essentially, the study provides support for a sales tax being the best approach to taxation from an economic growth standpoint. In Texas' case, we don't have a state income tax, but our property taxes are out of sight. The study is very heavy on economic theory (barely readable for non-economists), and is another arrow in our quiver in favor of the FairTax.
As more states investgate moving to a FairTax type system, that can't help but improve the chances for the FairTax at the federal level.
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