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Nicholas Begich: “It's an actual threat not just to this industry, but to the…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Nick Begich debate at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association candidate forum

Published | Video Starts at 34:07

This is a wealth tax, folks, and it's the kind of thing that you see in socialist governments and communist governments. It belies a complete lack of understanding of basic economics and capitalism. And It's an actual threat not just to this industry, but to the investment climate in our country generally. This is dangerous stuff. And to see a presidential candidate in this day and age put forward proposals like this should concern every single person in this room. (34:07–34:13)

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