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Ro Khanna: “We can tax them, we raise $4 trillion over 10 years.”

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

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Ro Khanna lays out progressive agenda as he 'seriously' considers presidential run | Newsmakers

Published | Video Starts at 05:26

19 billionaires, I know many of them, they're in my district, are worth 12% of the GDP. That is three times the wealth concentration of the Gilded age. We're in a second gilded age. We can tax them, we raise $4 trillion over 10 years. Let me tell you what that would get us. It would get us free child care. It would get us free public college and free trade schools. (05:26–05:30)

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