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BAH (Before Asà Hutchinson)Big mail-order companies went bankrupt even without the Asà Hutchinson sales tax on mail-order (Internet).Governor Asa Hutchinson also raised taxes on gasoline and floated raising taxes on groceries.As a candidate for governor in 1998, I advocated for lower taxes including eliminating sales taxes on groceries and phasing out personal income tax.How would that be possible? By streamlining state government and collecting more taxes from the big companies, productive people and billionaires, who would flock to Arkansas. Arkansas could survive without 54 cabinet level departments and 20,000 more state employees than Kansas had with the same population.Billionaires, who made their money in Arkansas, now live in Texas, Florida, Wyoming and other states without state income tax. I know it's not easy to understand the gold mine a billionaire represents to a state. I have very wealthy friends and family. If they paid no taxes at all, the businesses they own and the people they employ represent a major boon to the economy.After Big Government Mike Huckabee raised taxes more than Bill Clinton, he took his $20 million net worth and built a beach home in Florida.Before Donald Trump exposed Asà, I exposed Asà and my friends dumped me. Asà Hutchinson's handpicked legislators, including his nephews, were of one accord. His nephew, who was not indicted, actually called me and asked me to testify for his bill that would eliminate a tax BAH. I testified and the bill became law.The big Arkansas tax and spenders were successful at the polls so the people love high taxes and high crime or the elections are bogus. Either way, Arkansas will remain tethered to the bottom and poverty will skyrocket.Don't cry for Asà Hutchinson and Mike Huckabee, their medicine show will do fine.