Gavin Newsom: “$83.1 billion. That was the net contribution that we…”

“That these blue states have trouble, you know, are spending, are spending more for less results. I don't know, higher life expectancy, expect lower infant mortality, lower gun death rates, more productivity, higher wages, higher quality of life. $83.1 billion. That was the net contribution that we provided to the federal government versus red state like Texas. That was a taker state of $73.1 billion. So we're producing more and people are, I think creating more opportunities. So look, are there problems?” (18:41–18:54)

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