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Ro Khanna: “Tax the billionaires, all 989 of them. [...] You tax them at…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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'We Are For The Working Class Over The Epstein Class': Ro Khanna Outlines Democrats' Vision

Published | Video Starts at 06:19

How are you going to pay for it? Now take it from the guy from Silicon Valley, I've got a clear idea. Tax the billionaires, all989 of them. That's not the 1%. That's not Tax the billionaires, all 989 of them. [...] You tax them at 5%, you raise $4 trillion. Some say, Roe, you're calling for taxing the billionaires. It's class warfare. I've got news for them. The billionaires have already been waging a class war. (06:19–06:41)

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