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

“Higher life expenses expect. See 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?” (19:06–19:19)

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