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Thats right, the tax code has gotten so much progressive since 1986 reform. even as rates have gone up at the top, bigger refundable tax credits tat bottom have made the code a lot more progressive. paul: when reagan in 86 got reform done, the top rate is 88, now 39.6. [laughter] >> dont tell democrats that. they are making it an issue of class warfare, thats a big talking point of chuck schumer. paul: even some right-wing intellectuals are doing that. >> on the republican side, what i fear is t...

Private jets for government travel. this has the republican promise to repeal obamacare suffers another setback with republican leaders abandoning a plan by senators lindsey graham and bill cassidy that would have allowed them to pass legislation with just 51 votes. we are back with dan henninger and james freeman. first, tom price, dan, hes out, whats behind this? >> well, whats behind it nominally is he was using private jets for both official use and private use and it isnt just tom price who...

Question their patriotism. >> dan, do you agree with jason on who is winning? >> not really. i think the nfl has shot itself in the foot with this process. lets understand that donald trump did not start this.it began with colin kaepernick the backup quarterback for the san francisco 49ers. last september we decided to choose the playing of the national anthem, the time when he would take a knee, kneel down and protest. i do not think many americans quite understand what exactly it is he is prot...

Average of claims is like $25,000 and people wont give that up easily and ask state representatives to fight for it. paul: james thats 1.25 trillion or so over ten years, state and local tax deduction to finance lower rates, you take that out, you dont get lower rates? >> its a good reform even though its going to hurt people like us temporarily, what it does it creates a big incentive for the high-taxed poorly run states like we live in to reform. [laughter] >> you look at the big picture. this...

Thats disappointment. thats right, the tax code has gotten so much progressive since 1986 reform. even as rates have gone up at the top, bigger refundable tax credits tat bottom have made the code a lot more progressive. paul: when reagan in 86 got reform done, the top rate is 88, now 39.6. [laughter] >> dont tell democrats that. they are making it an issue of class warfare, thats a big talking point of chuck schumer. paul: even some right-wing intellectuals are doing that. >> on the republican ...

Manhattan alone something -- the average of claims is like $25,000 and people wont give that up easily and ask state representatives to fight for it. paul: james thats 1.25 trillion or so over ten years, state and local tax deduction to finance lower rates, you take that out, you dont get lower rates? >> its a good reform even though its going to hurt people like us temporarily, what it does it creates a big incentive for the high-taxed poorly run states like we live in to reform. [laughter] >> ...

Pushed out of the public square, this is a guy who was kind of shoving it back in and i think that did cheer a lot of people. paul: dan, roy moore, alabama republicans sending, assuming he wins the general in december 12th, are they sending somebody who could be as difficult to coral for a vote as rand paul? >> absolutely. i think roy moore could be a very difficult vote and i think something significant happened down there, paul. i mean, president trump, donald trump went to alabama and campaig...

Paul: dan, what do you think about this about who is winning? >> not really. i think the nfl shot itself in the foot with this protest. lets understand that donald trump didnt start it. it began with colin kaepernick last september who decided to choose the national anthem, kneel down in protest and i dont think many americans quite understand what exactly it is hes protesting but in the wake that, other players started taking a knee during national anthem. if there are legitimate issues about t...

The media frenzy over use of private jets for government travel. this has the republican promise to repeal obamacare suffers another setback with republican leaders abandoning a plan by senators lindsey graham and bill cassidy that would have allowed them to pass legislation with just 51 votes. we are back with dan henninger and james freeman. first, tom price, dan, hes out, whats behind this? >> well, whats behind it nominally is he was using private jets for both official use and private use a...

Georgetown university law school where jeff sessions arrived to give a speech on the subject of free speech on campus as he arrived, he was greeted by at least 30 georgetown law professors taking a knee in opposition and in solidarity with the nfl players who were in a battle with donald trump over speech and the national anthem. paul, we sometimes wonder where students get their ideas and these georgetown law professors made it pretty clear. paul: all right, dan. kate. >> this is a hit for targ...