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Ned Lamont: “Before I came into office that 10 years, you know, they had…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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If you're reelected, how would you try to mitigate property taxes? Well, the most popular idea is have the state taxpayers subsidize municipalities more. And frankly, you know, Before I came into office that 10 years, you know, they had raised income tax three times in a row on millionaires. and they were flat funding municipal aid, flat funding education because they were lurching from deficit to deficit. We've turned that on its head. You know, we cut taxes for middle class folks. (14:46–14:53)

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Asserts that income tax was raised three times on millionaires in the 10 years before he took office.

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