In October 2011, Perry put forwards a flat tax proposal that would allow taxpayers to choose either their tax rate under existing law or a flat 20% rate.
As Governor of Texas, Perry received grades of B in 2004,[REF][REF] B in 2006,[REF][REF] B in 2008,[REF][REF] B in 2010,[REF][REF] C in 2012,[REF][REF] and B in 2014[REF][REF] from the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, in their biennial Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors.