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Gavin Newsom: “Just 10% of people in this country own 2/3 of the wealth.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Proposes Nationwide Billionaire Tax After Opposing It In His Own State

Published June 26, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:05

It's time for a national billionaires tax and a new social contract. Think about this. Just 10% of people in this country own 2/3 of the wealth. A 30 year old for the first time in American history is not doing better than his or her parents. That's a five alarm fire. (00:05–00:12)

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Asserts that 10% of Americans own two-thirds of the country's wealth.

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“A 30 year old for the first time in American history is not doing better than his or her parents.”
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“We also have to rewrite those inheritance rules so that the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in human history, estimated to be $124…”
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“American wages have stood still and the costs cross the spectrum. Cost of living have skyrocketed.”
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“A true minimum tax on billionaires that ensures the people at the very top pay at least the tax rate their own workers pay.”
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“We also should end this tax free lifestyle loan. This is the gimmick that allows the ultra wealthy to borrow against their stock portfolios…”
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“Time as well to return to the pre 22017 corporate tax rates.”
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Proposes Nationwide Billionaire Tax After Opposing It In His Own State | Uploaded June 26, 2026 | 01:17-01:23
“Time to close those offshore loopholes once and for all.”
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“As AI reshapes the country, every American should own a piece of the future. It builds through a national public equity fund.”
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“Trickle down economics. It's been a, well, nearly 50 year experiment that has failed record.”
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“Corporate profits flowed into stock buybacks and executive compensation.”
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“The system the American founders built, well it was designed to prevent the concentration of power in a few hands. But we've allowed that…”
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