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Francesca Hong: “We need to get down to extra specifics 1% of that highest…”

Featuring: Francesca Hong, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 76

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 14:14

We have strong communities. Yes. We absolutely have to tax the billionaires and the add an additional tax bracket for the millionaires. We need to get down to extra specifics 1% of that highest income earner and an additional 17% on those who are hitting their millions of dollars in income. Would you have to cut the corporate fat? We heard sales tax tax exemptions that have to be eliminated in more data centers. (14:14–14:24)

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Proposes a 1% tax on the highest income earners and an additional 17% on millionaires.

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