Marathon Pundit: Rick Perry to overtaxed ILL-inois businesses: "Get out while there's still time"

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It's not just Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin who is throwing out a lifeline to overtaxed Illinois employers. The Lone Star State is looking more for company, as the Chicago Tribune tells us.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched an aggressive media campaign this week aimed at poaching Illinois employers, rolling out radio and print ads ahead of a two-day recruiting trip to Chicago next week.

"I have a word of advice for employers frustrated by Illinois' short-sighted approach to business: You need to get out while there's still time," he states on radio ads running on WBBM, WGN, WIND and WLS this week.

The Republican governor urges employers to visit TexasWideOpenforBusiness.com and signs off by saying, "it may be time for your company to hit the emergency exit."