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>> kirsten, im curious what you think about that. for instance on tax rate, he talks about raising the top tax rate to 39.5%. not 70%. most americans dont support that or on health care, even among democrats, though many say they support medicare for all, when theyre told no more employer-funded health care plans, biden mentioned particularly union folks fought hard for that. is he closer to the majority of democratic voters than a lot of the progressives in this campaign? >> i think its hard to...

39.5%. i do, in fact, eliminate the ability for them to write off capital gains the way they do. i would raise billions of dollars, raise the corporate tax rate from 20 to 28%, it was 36. it was 28%. raise billions of dollars. >> trump will say, but thats what brought the economy up to where it is, those tax cuts. >> ask the people who work in this restaurant how the economy came up, ask them how good they feel about it. ask how the stock market really helps them. ask them how theyre driving the...

Thats what this election is about. im happy to debate that issue and all those issues with my friends. again, look who won the races. in the general election, who won? mainstream democrats very progressive on essential isssoc. my north star is the middle class. when the middle class does well, everybody does well. >> how do you do better for them economically? >> three things. i do raise the tax rate to 39.5%. i eliminate the ability for them to write off capital gains. i would raise billions of...

Everybody does well. >> how do you do better for them economically? and not with the 70% tax rates? >> i do raise the tax rate to 39.5%. i do, in fact, eliminate the ability for them to write off capital gains the way they do now. i would raise the -- raise billions of dollars and raise the corporate tax freight 20 to 28%. i raise billions of dollars. >> trump will say thats what brought the economy up to where it is the tax cuts. >> ask the people in this restaurant how that economy came up. as...

Health care. look, my north star is the middle class. when the middle class does well, everybody does well. >> how do you do better for them economy clee if not with these 70% tax rates? >> i do race the tax rate 39.5%. i do limit the ability tore them to write off capital gains. i would raise billions of dollars and raise the corporate tax rate to 28%. i would raise billions of dollars. >> trump will say thats what brought the economy up to where it is is those tax cuts. >> ask people who work ...

Better economically? >> three things. one, i do raise the tax rate to 39.5%. i do, in fact, eliminate the ability for them to write off capital gains the way they do now. i would raise the -- raise billions, raise the corporate tax rate from 2 20% to 28%, it s 36. to 28%. ill raise millions. >> trump will say thats what brought the economy up to the way it is, the tax cuts. >> ask the people in this restaurant how the economy came up for them. ask how good they feel about it, how the stock marke...

Think alexandria ocasio-cortez is a brilliant and bright woman, but she won a primary. in the general election fights, who won? mainstream democrats who are very progressive on social issues and very strong on education, health care. look, my north star is the middle class. when the middle class does well, everybody does well. >> how do you do better for them economically, not with the 70% tax rates. >> three things. i do raise the tax rate to 39.5% and i do in fact eliminate the ability for the...

Enthat will couldnt call her house. the resolution passed today was gutless, i thought. the house of representatives is rarely a profile in courage, whether its the republicans in charge or the democrats. the one thing here i have to disagree with my friends on the republican side if we did a resolution on this regard, we wouldnt make it broad like that but we wouldnt call out the member by name. we never would do that, we wouldnt do that in the house of representatives. i served there i know. b...

Dug down on, but i think the process by which we get to that -- those different levels of tax rate are going to be critically important. i dont think theres any question that, you know, whats been going on for the last several decades that the structure of capitalism in the united states has slowly but consistently been working against the middle class and for poor people. you look at both in terms of their security and in terms of their opportunity, theyre not getting a fair shake at creating t...

Thats for individual filers at about $500,000 of income. under president obama it was up toward 39.5% and theres some speed limitary taxation that sometimes occurs above that. president clintons rate was also the 39.5%. would you want to see that 37% pushed up to the clinton/obama rate? >> well, i think -- certainly i think thats reasonable when you look at all the necessities that we have and the places to fund, especially if you also look at the national debt. we cant keep spending and giving ...