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Pete Buttigieg: “The qualities of a fair tax code are that those who do the…”

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

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Cause I think that's important if you're doing something like running for president. Obviously I'm not running for anything at the moment right now. But I think that The qualities of a fair tax code are that those who do the best contribute the most. Not punitive, not unreasonable, but fair. I think that that can be based on income, that can be based on corporate earnings. (22:38–22:44)

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