To me the issue is that it is contradictory with his idea of taxation as a whole.
Generally, the left in this country is all about progressive taxes, based on the ability to pay. This makes sense to a certain extent, it fails in others, but that's not the issue.
This speech, he seems to imply taxes should be similar to a user fee, which is based on benefits gained, and is a regressive tax in most cases.
If his "pay because you use it" idea is followed to it's logical conclusion, then the tax rates for the people he is talking about, "the rich" are going to go way down.
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