Gavin Newsom: “The vast majority of middle class taxpayers pay less than…”

“Boredom, vice and need. Who said that? Voltaire. Voltaire. Borden. Boredom, vice and need. Look, I'm with you. We're not. But I think it's important. Just in California, the, The vast majority of middle class taxpayers pay less than they do in California middle class than they do in states like Texas. Well, it's a question of who you're for. We have the highest, how much, to what level. We are low average to slightly above average tax state. Well, it's the 1%.” (21:03–21:10)

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