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JB Pritzker: “A more progressive tax system, for example, something we're…”

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American Conversations: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

Published | Video Starts at 26:36

And I put forward a big, bold agenda when I ran my first time and my second time, and we've gotten most of that done. And the things that we haven't gotten done, we're either continuing to try to get done A more progressive tax system, for example, something we're still working on here. But I've been an advocate since day one and then, and not destroying government, but making sure that we're focusing government, this is what budgeting is all about, on the priorities that really matter for working families. (26:36–26:42)

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Asserts that Illinois is working towards implementing a more progressive tax system.

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