“The biggest welfare queens in this country are the giant corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes,” he said. He also extended his critique to include wealthy executives, adding “the biggest welfare queens are the CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet.”
Talarico said his background as a middle school language arts teacher at Rhodes Middle School in San Antonio informed many of his policy positions.
“We don’t want dependency. We want to reward hard work. And I think that should apply to those billionaires, not just working people,” he said during the recent taping.
You can watch the entire Surrounded episode featuring James Talarico below:
