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Pete Buttigieg: “The richest individuals and the largest corporations in the…”

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

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Pete Rallies with Michigan Dems, Live from Detroit, MI

Published | Video Starts at 10:42

… these key House districts who think it's perfectly fine to cut schools and close hospitals and shut down road projects, all in order to be able to make sure that The richest individuals and the largest corporations in the land pay a lower tax rate than the teachers who teach in those schools, the workers who pave those roads, and the nurses who serve in those hospitals. We know that we can do better than that. We know that investing in healthcare and funding, not slashing SNAP and supporting, not gutting Head Start and making sure that … (10:42–10:55)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals and large corporations pay lower tax rates than teachers, road workers, and nurses.

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