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Ezra Klein: “Here's, I think the difficulty on taxes for Democrats…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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Published | Video Starts at 54:59

That's hard for me to say. Thank you, Ted Cruz. But Cory Booker, to his credit, was one more responsible than anyone as a thought leader in this space. Here's, I think the difficulty on taxes for Democrats people. I mean, polling on this is clear, including among many Republicans, people want higher taxes on the rich. What they don't necessarily believe is the Democrats will spend that money well or effectively that they'll put the money into the vending machine and get something out. Right. (54:59–55:09)

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Asserts that polling shows a desire for higher taxes on the wealthy, even among some Republicans.

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