Gavin Newsom in 2013: California Tax Rates ‘Are Not Competitive, Period!’

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UNKNOWN FEMALE 1: "The taxes are a little bit high."
NEWSOM: "The taxes are a little higher, yeah." [crosstalk]
UNKNOWN FEMALE 2: "And all they talk about is the taxes."
NEWSOM: "There is that. There is that."
UNKNOWN FEMALE 1: "[indecipherable] last week. And he's so mad about the taxes. He said I'm going to move to New Hampshire." (Laughter) [crosstalk]
NEWSOM: "No one realized about tax everything. That is -- and that's the biggest -- it was never advertised -- fair point. That one should be --" [crosstalk]
UNKNOWN FEMALE 1: "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
NEWSOM: "No, we -- we're not competitive. Our tax rates are not competitive, period."