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Fla. governor’s bid to lure business raises ire in Mass.

Floridians usually try to sell their state by bragging about the white-sand beaches, emerald golf courses, and crystal-blue waters.

But now the state’s Republican governor is trying a new pitch, telling Massachusetts business owners to move to Florida and escape the taxes here.

The governor, Rick Scott, mailed letters this week to 100 business leaders in Massachusetts urging them to "book a one-way ticket to Florida," now that the Commonwealth has approved higher taxes on gasoline and computer services.

By Michael Levenson

Full Story: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/08/08/fla-governor-bid-lure-business-raises-ire-mass/rFqAOM3xLGpguXnPkVuSWP/story.html

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