Tag: Pete Buttigieg
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By the way, conversely, one thing I’ve learned in my career, beginning when I ran for mayor, is that a lot of older voters are among the most excited about a younger candidate. So, you know, I think somebody of any age can deliver a compelling message.
Pete Buttigieg
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You can’t just let companies self-regulate, and I’ve gotta think they get that, too.
Pete Buttigieg
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The death penalty has been one of many examples where racial discrimination has played out. You can see it in the simple fact that someone convicted of the same crime is more likely to face the death penalty if they are black.
Pete Buttigieg
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As Democrats and progressives look to the future, we should remember our most essential values.
Pete Buttigieg
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My surname, Buttigieg (Boot-edge-edge), is very common in my father’s country of origin, the tiny island of Malta, and nowhere else.
Pete Buttigieg
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Systemic racism is something that diminishes all of us. Of course its worst effects are for its victims, but our entire country is held back through the inequality and the mistrust that it creates.
Pete Buttigieg
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You know, I do believe that China is emerging as a competitor, not just a competitor but, in many ways, an adversary. And, you know, the Chinese model is also being held up globally as an alternative power model, and I very much believe in our model versus theirs.
Pete Buttigieg
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We need to consider a financial transactions tax. And we need to ask whether the top marginal tax rates are really appropriate, given that the effective tax rates paid by the wealthy are often actually lower than those paid by the rest of us.
Pete Buttigieg
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Donald Trump got elected because, in his twisted way, he pointed out the huge troubles in our economy and our democracy.
Pete Buttigieg
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Presidents going live from the Oval Office have used that platform to inform the American public, and also to do one of the most important parts of their job: to inspire the best in us.
Pete Buttigieg