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John S. Rodgers: “There are too few people [in the legislature] who have had…”

Featuring: John S. Rodgers, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

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Vermont primary debate_ Republicans for lieutenant governor Gregory Thayer and John Rodgers

Published | Video Starts at 14:27

Possible to tax one type of group and not the other? Probably not. Probably not, no. It's a tough situation, but that's what I want. And that's the thing about being in the legislature. There are too few people [in the legislature] who have had these experiences. And unless you have lived this life, it's hard to make a good decision if they're making that decision to tax the folks that I'm saying it's okay to tax because they have lots of money. (14:27–14:31)

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Asserts that few legislators have personal experience with financial struggles.

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