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Billionaire presidential hopeful Tom Steyer on fixing government

Nov. 19, 2019 National

Tom Steyer speaking with attendees at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer says the U.S. has a broken government because corporations bought it. He argues that he can fix it because he has “a special history of succeeding.” He explains how he’d change tax laws, and why he chooses a public option for health care.

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