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Trisha Calvarese: “Billionaires became wealthier due to inheritance than…”

Featuring: Trisha Calvarese, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Colorado, District 4

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Democrat Trisha Calvarese speaks about her campaign points with CBS Colorado

Published | Video Starts at 04:50

So in terms of the 2017 tax cuts in particular, which expire in 2025, do you support extending any of those? No. And in fact, I, last year, Billionaires became wealthier due to inheritance than because of entrepreneurship. This is hurting our economy in the way we're innovating and we're creating new jobs, new products, discovering new things, and leading the world, frankly, in innovation, that's not happening … (04:50–04:56)

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Asserts that billionaires' wealth increase is more due to inheritance than entrepreneurship.

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