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Gavin Newsom: “That tax doesn't go to teachers. It doesn't support…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Published | Video Starts at 46:53

So I'm concerned about that on the basis of the volatility of our taxes and how that can impact the progressivity of our taxes and impact our existing tax structure in a deleterious way. Final thing on that, That tax doesn't go to teachers. It doesn't support firefighters. That tax doesn't go to child care workers. That tax doesn't allow us to do that. Taxes for one particular purpose, one time and doesn't benefit. So there's also issues I have with the details, with the way it is deployed. (46:53–47:01)

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