And it's not because we don't have the money. It's because we've taken what was once a good, progressive tax structure and flattened it so that Millionaires and billionaires and big corporations, not only do they not have to pay their fair share, in many cases, they don't really have to pay anything at all. And then that means that the rest of us are shouldering all that burden. Meanwhile, our property taxes are skyrocketing because these local communities and schools have to go to referendum to keep the lights on. (25:39–25:46)
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