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Cherelle Parker: “I don't apologize for taking on business billionaire corporations to tell them they benefit from doing…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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So just imagine, I'm not talking about the state tax that these companies pay now, but in other municipalities across the country they pay a local share and it is a part of the cost of doing business. And so I don't apologize for taking on business billionaire corporations to tell them they benefit from doing business in the city of Philadelphia. And I don't care if you're talking about our aging infrastructure or seemingly intractable problems like homelessness, there's a cost to doing business here. And remember, I'm gonna propose a ride share tax. (12:43–12:54)

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Asserts a stance on holding corporations accountable for benefiting from doing business in Philadelphia.

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