Speaking on NBC s Meet the Press, Buttigieg told host Chuck Todd Across 15 years, it would raise all of the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments. So by year 16, you d actually see this package working to reduce the deficit, Buttigieg said. We re just asking corporations to pay their fair share at a rate, by the way, that would be lower than it s been for most of my life, he continued, referring to an increase in corporate taxes. Now, again, if folks on [Capitol Hill] have other ideas about how to pay for it, we re going to be interested to hear those ideas, but there is a clear vision to pay for this bill in full.