Buttigieg: Corporations Can Be Competitive at a 28% Tax Rate, They Were Extremely Competitive at a 35%

REPORTER about the corporate ░░░░░░░░ hike Some people have ░░░░░░░░ that user fees should ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure And I was ░░░░░░░░ because user fees often ░░░░░░░░ the cost of maintenance ░░░░░░░░ repairs Does this administration ░░░░░░░░ a plan to cover ░░░░░░░░ and repairs for all ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure that s being ░░░░░░░░ Buttigieg So as you ░░░░░░░░ the jobs plan envisions ░░░░░░░░ being covered through corporate ░░░░░░░░ and the president believes ░░░░░░░░ strongly that this is ░░░░░░░░ something that should burden ░░░░░░░░ American families at a ░░░░░░░░ when we ve got ░░░░░░░░ many corporations that have ░░░░░░░░ literally zero And I ░░░░░░░░ would argue that there ░░░░░░░░ ample evidence that American ░░░░░░░░ can be competitive at ░░░░░░░░ tax rate like 28 ░░░░░░░░ the simple reason that ░░░░░░░░ were extremely competitive at ░░░░░░░░ tax rate like 35 ░░░░░░░░ they could handle 35 ░░░░░░░░ they could handle 28 ░░░░░░░░ was lower of course ░░░░░░░░ lower would be lower ░░░░░░░░ it s been for ░░░░░░░░ of my lifetime Now ░░░░░░░░ ve heard a lot ░░░░░░░░ different ideas on what ░░░░░░░░ pay fors should be ░░░░░░░░ think this is a ░░░░░░░░ time to take those ░░░░░░░░ onboard but for my ░░░░░░░░ it s pretty hard ░░░░░░░░ beat the vision that ░░░░░░░░ president put forward REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ there need to be ░░░░░░░░ dedicated revenue stream Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ we ll keep talking ░░░░░░░░ Congress about this but ░░░░░░░░ you know for some ░░░░░░░░ we see general fund ░░░░░░░░ going into supporting maintenance ░░░░░░░░ there are a lot ░░░░░░░░ different ways to do ░░░░░░░░ But the best way ░░░░░░░░ ve seen especially for ░░░░░░░░ kind of capital improvements ░░░░░░░░ exactly what s in ░░░░░░░░ president’s plan.”