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    7 Ways Ted Cruz's E-Fairness Opposition Puts Him Out Of Touch With Texas

    Recently, Senator Ted Cruz has teamed up with special interests groups and DC lobbyists to deny Texas entrepreneurs the right to fair competition in the free market. Cruz's actions have sparked outrage among local small business owners and Texas Tea Party leaders alike. It seems that he may not be as in touch with his home state as we all think. Here’s just a few ways that prove it.

    1. While Ted Cruz cozies up to DC lobbyists…

    Texas small businesses are struggling to stay open.

    2. As Ted Cruz flip flops on supporting conservative principles…

    Texas Tea Party leaders call him out on his hypocrisy.

    3. While Ted Cruz looks out for his own presidential ambitions…

    Texas small business owners look out for their communities.

    4. While Ted Cruz gallivants across the country giving speeches on the American Dream…

    He denies it to local small business owners back home.

    5. Ted Cruz loves to TALK about cutting taxes…

    Yet he stands in the way of slashing the Texas Margins Tax.

    6. Ted Cruz may drone on and on about job creation…

    But his words ring hollow when he’s blocking 139,000 new Texas jobs.

    7. While Ted Cruz works to tilt the free market in favor of big online retailers LIKE ALIBABA…

    Texas entrepreneurs school him on what a free market actually means.

    Hear more from the Texas entrepreneurs Senator Cruz is betraying by opposing E-fairness.

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    So, raise your hand if you think Ted Cruz is out of touch with Texas and true, conservative principles like the free market, tax cuts, and entrepreneurship…

    …and in favor of giving special tax treatment to mega online retailers from China.

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    Yeah, we think so too.