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Ruben Gallego: “Crime is a tax on poor people.”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 06:20

And when we, when we don't do well, you know, people will punish us for it. And why is that right? If you really look at it, Crime is a tax on poor people. Because if you're poor or working class and your neighborhood becomes crime ridden, your property value goes down, you can't move, you probably have to hire more security for your house. (06:20–06:23)

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Asserts that crime disproportionately affects poor people by lowering property values and increasing security costs.

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