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Gov. Rick Scott To Connecticut: 'Give Up, Capitulate' And Move To Florida

Hartford Courant: Florida Gov. Rick Scott came to Connecticut Monday with a simple message for business owners: "give up" on a state that has raised the income tax twice in the last six years and continues to face billions of dollars in deficits.

"My pitch is you should go ahead and give up ... capitulate, and come to Florida and make it easier on yourselves," Scott told an audience of about two dozen that included Republican state legislators who welcomed him for a day of visits with Fairfield County businesses he wants to convince to move south.

The Republican governor chided Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and legislators for being out of touch with the concerns of businesses in the state. Scott said he is constantly on the phone with businesses — large and small — asking how he can help them.

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