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Blankfein Has Some Tax Advice After Icahn Plots Move to Miami
Carl Icahn is said to be heading to Florida for lower tax rates.
14 Sep 2019, 05:03 PM IST 
Lloyd Blankfein, former chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., listens during a discussion at the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S. (Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- Lloyd Blankfein, the former Goldman Sachs CEO on a self-described “gap year,” gave his two-cents on state tax rates after reports that billionaire Carl Icahn is planning a move to Florida to avoid the higher taxes in New York.
“For states with already high rates, increasing tax rate doesn’t necessarily increase tax revenue,” Blankfein wrote.
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