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Gavin Newsom: “There are 16, 16 states in the United States of America that…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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LIVE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers final State of the State address

Published | Video Starts at 20:20

And I hope folks over here think about this. There are 11 states in the United States of America that tax their middle wage earners more than the state of California. There are 16, 16 states in the United States of America that tax their low wage earners more than California taxes its high wage earners. So the question to all of you, who are the high tax states? Just consider Texas, just consider Florida, the two most regressive tax states in America. (20:20–20:32)

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