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Rachel Walden: “We took money away from people that are regular, hardworking…”

Featuring: Rachel Walden, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

DISCUSSIONS OF TRUTH: Az Corp. Commission Candidate Rachel Walden Espionage & Energy Policies

Published January 13, 2024 | Video Starts at 16:40

And then after 2020, there were tons of new billionaires. Now, I'm not like, oh, we have to tax the rich and go after people's income. Right. But. But what we did is We took money away from people that are regular, hardworking Americans. Yeah, I don't like talking about a class system, right. I'm not a class system, but. But hardworking Americans. Right. People that are doing a nine to five job or they're out there working, they're providing for their family. (16:40–16:45)

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