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Pete Buttigieg: “Two thirds of Americans think that it is the wealthy who…”

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

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Community Conversation between Mayor Randall Woodfin and Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:41

About 2/3 of people in this country agree that with what you would generally consider to be the Democratic answer and disagree with what you would generally consider to be the Republican answer. Think about it. Two thirds of Americans think that it is the wealthy who need to be paying their fair share in taxes. and everybody else who needs a break, not the other way around. Two thirds of Americans are aligned around the idea that workers ought to be paid more and ought to get better benefits. (1:00:41–1:00:47)

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Asserts that two-thirds of Americans believe the wealthy should pay their fair share in taxes.

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