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Tax-Free NY?
Thomas F. O'Mara
June 5, 2013
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The buzz around New York government over the past few weeks has been about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and top members of his cabinet touring upstate New York touting that they’re ready to go nationwide with this message: Tax-Free New York!
But maybe we should hold on before we go turning up the volume on that one.
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