By Evaristo Lara
Tom Steyer, a candidate for governor of California and who has a fortune estimated at about $2.4 billion, proposes that wealthy people and corporations pay higher taxes regarding their actual contribution.
In fact, he considers himself a traitor to the class to which he has belonged for years, but he is confident that through stricter taxation he will be able to move the “Golden State” forward if he is chosen as a candidate in the Democratic primaries to be held on June 2.
“I am the billionaire who wants to tax other billionaires,” he usually points out during the meetings he holds in front of his supporters.
However, various political analysts consider that his promises are unrealistic and have a stamp to attract voters.
The truth is that He has only given a slight boost to the proposal to raise taxes for wealthier businessmen in the state he aspires to govern.
“If you come here, create a company and make a lot of money, great! But you are part of a system; you depend on a system built, basically, by poor people. “If they are not willing to pay their fair share, I feel like they are disrespecting those people,” he said. Steyer during an interview with the agency Associated Press (AP).
Another point of controversy pointed out by detractors of the businessman, philanthropist and politician originally from New York is the enormous amount invested in his campaign to win the Democratic nomination.
And it is that He is said to have spent almost 30 times more on ads than his closest Democratic opponent.
Regarding its political proposal, it is based on three main axes: climate change, the high cost of living in California and the threats posed by the Trump administration.
In this way, he has managed to position himself as one of the best-placed candidates in some early primary polls.
“I am not one of those who envy other people’s success,” he likes to mention in his speeches.
Until now, It is estimated that Steyer has spent more than $132 million dollars on his campaign, which would make it the most expensive in state history.
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