Gavin Newsom: “That's why we have universal preschool. That's why we have…”

“Yes, we have a progressive tax policy and that means we disproportionately rely on a few taxpayers relative to the overall population. And that has benefited us greatly. It's That's why we have universal preschool. That's why we have universal health care regardless of preexisting conditions, ability to pay. That's why we've been able to do 379, almost 380,000 childcare slots and subsidies. That's why we've been able to do a lot of the things we're doing as it relates to this specific tax.” (45:59–46:05)

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