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Gavin Newsom: “I'm gonna defend our progressive tax structure in…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 53:17

So then it sounds like you're saying whatever the structure of it is, we're going to have to do something that shifts the structure of wealth in this country by definition. Look, look, I'm gonna defend our progressive tax structure in California. I'm gonna defend it because I think it's the right approach. I absolutely reject the regressive tax structures of states like Florida and Texas. (53:17–53:22)

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Asserts support for California's progressive tax structure.

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