Booktv continues on cspan2, television for serious readers. Next on booktvs afterwords, republican senator rand paul argues theres a new threat socialist thinking on the rise in america. He is interviewed by republican congressman matt gaetz of florida. Afterwords is a weekly Relevant Program with hosts interviewing nonfiction authors about their latest work. Senator rand paul, youre one of the most interesting people in american politics of the Republican Party. I was a fan of yours long before i got the chance to meet you and work with you in congress, eager to chat about your book the case against socialism but maybe first reflect a little bit about the role that you have within the congress, within our party is an independent voice and someone willing to strike out on issues that other republicans are not willing to strike out on . Sometimes i think im a lonely voice, keeping balanced budgets or believe we should spend less or have limited Constitutional Government really controver
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We lower them from 35 percent to 21 percent. Interestingly, scandinavian has been in the 20s for 2030 years now. Its been part of their success, low business taxes. But he doesnt want to load corporate taxes. He wants to raise them. The other interesting thing and this is the big the biggest lie of the left and all the socialists. You can have all this free stuff. You can have something for nothing. Free college, paid leave and everything you want. We will give you free money and we will only tax the rich people the big lie is that is not what they do in scandinavia. They tax the heck out of everybody. Bernie and his plan will tell you that because they want to stick it to the rich and not the middleclass. But in scandinavia, everybody pays 25 percent sales tax. From the poorest to the richest, everybody also pays a very significant income tax. The income tax starting at 6000. This isnt the rich. Thats how they get so much money as they tax the heck out of the middle class. You wont se