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JB Pritzker: “This is a massive tax on middle class and working class…”

Featuring: JB Pritzker, Democratic | Governor of Illinois

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The Resistance Blueprint | Gov. JB Pritzker

Published | Video Starts at 35:23

This is not good for anyone and it's dangerous for the future of the country, if you ask me. So This is a massive tax on middle class and working class people. You can probably afford to pay the tariff on the goods that are coming from abroad. I can afford it. But most people really can't afford 10, 15, 20, 50% tax on something that is only made abroad. (35:23–35:29)

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Asserts that tariffs act as a significant tax on middle and working-class people.

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