The Fox News debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis became heated as the two sparred about COVID-19 and tax policies.
The Fox News debate between Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quickly got heated Thursday evening as the two sparred about their respective track records.
Newsom and DeSantis particularly traded jabs over their states’ different approaches to tax policy and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
« He has one of the most regressive tax rates in the United States, the number three most-regressive state in America, » Newsom remarked, referring to Florida. « And what that means is simply this: Who does he tax? He taxes low income workers more than we tax millionaires and billionaires in the state of California. »
« The question is a simple one, » the Democratic governor continued. « Who, Ron, are you for? It’s a factual lie that — the state of California has the highest tax rate, but for whom? And it’s a foundational and fundamental difference. »
Fox News host Sean Hannity, though, showed a graphic citing Tax Foundation data which highlighted how Florida has a 0% income tax rate across all incomes while California has a graduated income tax between 1% to 13.
