Rick Perry courts South Carolina veterans with income tax exemption
Governor Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, is courting South Carolina veterans with a five-year income tax exemption for wounded members of the military.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry said on Wednesday he will propose a flat tax as part of an overhaul of the US tax code as he seeks to claw his way back to the top tier of the 2012 race.A day after a bruising debate with his rivals for his party's presidential nomination, the Texas governor told participants at a conference of Western Republicans that he will outline his economic growth package next week.