I've seen this claim in his ads: "Every state that introduced an income tax since 1960 experienced economic decline."

What he leaves unstated: As has every state that already had an income tax before 1960, and every state (like Alaska!) that eliminated an income tax since 1960.

Vacuous claims that pretend to be incredibly content-filled annoy me—they annoy me a *lot*. I was somewhat in favor of an income tax (rather than a sales tax) before this whole thing started, but Gillam's ads have simply pushed me further into that camp.