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Pete Buttigieg: “Most Americans want the wealthy to pay their fair share in…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:47

But what I know is when you're out there doing that kind of name calling, it shows how removed you are from the center of gravity of the American people. Most Americans want the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes, not these billionaire tax cuts. want there to be more access to health care, not these cuts to Medicaid and cutting cuts to rural hospitals that the Trump administration is pursuing. (12:47–12:53)

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Asserts that most Americans prefer the wealthy to pay fair taxes rather than receive billionaire tax cuts.

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