Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) stated that the wealthiest individuals in the country should contribute their fair share of taxes to support services needed for wildfire relief in California. Waters emphasized the importance of providing resources and urged elected officials to prioritize helping those affected by the fires.
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Maxine Waters stated that she doesn’t want to get into politics about the fires in California, but “services cost money and we should be willing to get the richest people in this country, the richest 1% that is protected, make sure they pay their fair taxes so that we can have the money to provide the services. With that money and with those resources, the people who have been selected or elected to do the job should do the job.
Waters began by saying, “I’m not into the blame game. I’m not into talking about whether or not Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to protect himself and run for president, none of that.” She added, “The first thing we’ve got to understand is, services cost money and we should be willing to get the richest people in this country, the richest 1% that is protected, make sure they pay their fair taxes so that we can have the money to provide the services. With that money and with those resources, the people who have been selected or elected to do the job should do the job. I don’t care who it is. It could be Democrat, it could be Republican, it could be whatever.
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