Gavin Newsom and Michael Savage Spar over Whether California Has Lower Taxes Than Florida

SAVAGE Gavin I pay ░░░░░░░░ in state taxes Newsom ░░░░░░░░ need a better accountant ░░░░░░░░ it s 13 3 ░░░░░░░░ But there s a ░░░░░░░░ tax on top of ░░░░░░░░ Newsom Well there s ░░░░░░░░ And I m 83 ░░░░░░░░ old and I still ░░░░░░░░ Newsom Right SAVAGE Okay ░░░░░░░░ have another home in ░░░░░░░░ Newsom Yeah SAVAGE I ░░░░░░░░ t live there I ░░░░░░░░ where I live I ░░░░░░░░ gotten used to the ░░░░░░░░ to the seagulls to ░░░░░░░░ cormorants I know all ░░░░░░░░ birds of the bay ░░░░░░░░ m an avid boater ░░░░░░░░ there s a point ░░░░░░░░ which I will leave ░░░░░░░░ state and that will ░░░░░░░░ taxation without representation I ░░░░░░░░ go to Florida and ░░░░░░░░ no state tax Newsom ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean the ░░░░░░░░ is we have the ░░░░░░░░ tax rate but not ░░░░░░░░ highest taxes in America ░░░░░░░░ Who has a higher ░░░░░░░░ tax Newsom Tax rate ░░░░░░░░ They tax their low ░░░░░░░░ workers more than we ░░░░░░░░ our high wage workers ░░░░░░░░ Gavin I shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ punished for succeeding Newsom ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ Just in California the ░░░░░░░░ majority of middle class ░░░░░░░░ pay less than they ░░░░░░░░ in California middle class ░░░░░░░░ they do in states ░░░░░░░░ Texas It s a ░░░░░░░░ of who you re ░░░░░░░░ We have the highest ░░░░░░░░ Again to what level ░░░░░░░░ they pay low Newsom ░░░░░░░░ are below average to ░░░░░░░░ above average tax state ░░░░░░░░ s the 1 And ░░░░░░░░ the way we haven ░░░░░░░░ raised your taxes the ░░░░░░░░ since 2011 And I ░░░░░░░░ t I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ wasn t lieutenant governor ░░░░░░░░ I just became lieutenant ░░░░░░░░ Those were the voters ░░░░░░░░ California that did that ░░░░░░░░ I don t disagree ░░░░░░░░ you SAVAGE Of course ░░░░░░░░ people always vote for ░░░░░░░░ on the rich That ░░░░░░░░ what Karl Marx taught ░░░░░░░░ to do So the ░░░░░░░░ is Newsom By the ░░░░░░░░ I m not advocating ░░░░░░░░ increasing taxes Haven t ░░░░░░░░ it as governor of ░░░░░░░░ state of California No ░░░░░░░░ tax increases under my ░░░░░░░░ I ve opposed them ░░░░░░░░ fact did 5 million ░░░░░░░░ ads to stop Proposition ░░░░░░░░ which was a tax ░░░░░░░░ run by corporations in ░░░░░░░░ Bay Area that had ░░░░░░░░ own special tax increase ░░░░░░░░ I did ads to ░░░░░░░░ it and oppose the ░░░░░░░░ tax in California So ░░░░░░░░ re trying to keep ░░░░░░░░ here, Dr. Savage.”