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Pete Buttigieg: “I just want to make sure people who are really well off do…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Buttigieg: The Left's Identity Crisis, Wealth Tax, 2024 Mistakes, Plans for 2028

Published | Video Starts at 23:03

If you concentrate power into your hands to an extreme extent, I might not like it because it's just not American. But in general, if we're talking about taxation, I just want to make sure people who are really well off do their part to pay into a system that has helped them to thrive. Because that's what it takes for the next generation to do well. And that's what it took for all of us to do well. Let's just assume you were President. (23:03–23:10)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals should contribute to the system that enabled their success.

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