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Classified documents and maintain the levels of sport he had in 16 and 20? i dont know. can he be charged with stealing and cheating? i dont think anybody knows the answer to that question. >> thats right. i think the growth argument adds hes putting out is just too much, moving in another direction. i think those ads are more resonant today than they were a week ago and theyre going to continue to be more resonant as we see this indictment come down and we hear the evidence come out. more and m...

Going to be problems. paul: one of the lessons r, if you focus on growth, you do better by income inwall at this, than -- inequality, than if you focus on policies and then you dont do as well on growth. >> absolutely. i think this is the part republicans need to remember, when we debate tax rates because i think for a lot of ordinary americans they think growth is something for hedge fund guys. they dont realize its their 401-k. they dont realize its better because its compounded than even if t...

You focus on growth, you do better by income inwall at this, than -- inequality, than if you focus on policies and then you dont do as well on growth. >> absolutely. i think this is the part republicans need to remember, when we debate tax rates because i think for a lot of ordinary americans they think growth is something for hedge fund guys. they dont realize its their 401-k. they dont realize its better because its compounded than even if the government gave you money. so i think we have to m...

The growth argument. under his years the median income for an american family grew by $5,000. thats because of the high growth. you hope he could make that argument. paul: kim, my argument for the reason for the slowdown has been that it was -- that its particularly in manufacturing, related to trade. it has created business uncertainty that reduced the investment that the business sector is making and the business investment is still down, second quarter it was really off, the last quarter it w...

The growth argument. under his years the median income for an american family grew by $5,000. thats because of the high growth. you hope he could make that argument. paul: kim, my argument for the reason for the slowdown has been that it was -- that its particularly in manufacturing, related to trade. it has created business uncertainty that reduced the investment that the business sector is making and the business investment is still down, second quarter it was really off, the last quarter it w...

Share of the benefits are going to the wealthiest americans through estate tax, through the pass-through loophole, through cuts in the top rate. a surprise that came out of the conference committee after the house didnt even propose to cut it. even if you take the growth argument on its own terms, the projections we get from receipt puttable economists are it doesnt got to do very much. so when you look at joint -- >> goldman sachs, gary cohens alma mater says it. >> exactly, goldman sachs says ...

>> well, craig, i think theres tremendous pressure being applied by the president, by the republican leadership, because they recognize the political necessity of getting this done. onmccain is one. john mccain is one of the feud senators who have the political juice to stand unand say im not going to vote for a piece of legislation. the fact hes coming on board is a promising signal for republicans and indeed indicates how compelling the growth argument that john made, that he indicated republi...

If theyre putting the political necessity on passing something on overall policy considerations, that will exacerbate the problems that, frankly, led to trump being elected. >> stay more focused in leaving all the stuff that he loves to tweet about alone. he has huge divisions in his own party. the people who will you win over with the marginal tax rates are going to piss off the deficit hawks. if you make them happy you wont get this growth argument. he has a lot to finess. one called out for t...

I think he will have to do a lot of selling and going around the country and talking about it and trying to pressure members of his own party as well as democrats potentially to come on board with it which seems very unlikely at this point. i am hearing in talking to republicans and conservatives about this plan the last couple of days an open door to consider tax relief that would not be paid for. and that would essentially either be temporary or part of it would just be you know paid for throu...

And it has a lot to do and that is why romneys horse came into it with fairness and they are saying were on the side of the middle class and they are for protecting the rich. and, it may be less an economic argument, and a growth argument than it is a fairness argument. >> eric: we saw it during both different conventions and how do you think it will play out the next few months, 60 days... >> man, if i do that i go to las vegas and quit my job. look, the interesting thing is... well have to see...