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JB Pritzker: “Wealthy people should pay a higher tax on their incomes.”

Featuring: JB Pritzker, Democratic | Governor of Illinois

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Published | Video Starts at 34:33

Rail your companies. It's just a practical question. And I do think the fair way to do this is to say Wealthy people should pay a higher tax on their incomes. We could debate, by the way, capital gains income versus ordinary income. That's another question. Should, should capital gains be taxed at a different rate than ordinary income? (34:33–34:37)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals should be taxed at a higher rate on their incomes.

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