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Mark Pocan: “You're going to be taxed more at the local level to fund the…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Congressman Mark Pocan Discusses Education and Labor with AFT President Randy Weingarten

Published | Video Starts at 26:57

So not only are you losing the service as someone who's a working person in the United States, but also You're going to be taxed more at the local level to fund the tax breaks for Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Exactly. So think about, for a lot of people, a lot of places, a lot of this money actually goes for after school activities for kids. So it's a triple whammy. (26:57–27:03)

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Asserts that local taxes may increase to offset tax breaks for wealthy individuals like Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

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