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Growth. and i think this idea of keynesian demand creation has been disproven in the past couple years when weve had stimulative efforts, and it really hasnt worked. megyn: when you think top rate of the taxes going up to 43%, thats just from the feds, 43% of your income, and then on top of that you have to pay state taxes and local taxes, city taxes here in which are, you know, into the double digits, youre well over 50%, well over 50%, for, you know, a family making 250, thats not that much mo...

Editorial board. the president said the math tends not to work with just closing loopholes and limiting deductions. but, if we were to do that you say the math actually does add up. >> a lot of independent analysts have said the math does work. and tax policy center, i think you were being kind. they are kind of on the left. have you had people of all stripes crunching these numbers ever since mitt romney said lets cap deductions and the answer is the money is there if is he willing to abandon t...

Lowdown on the incoming 11ress. luke thanks so we put all the effort into the election and tomorrow its about the a quickci turn around. >> im to that fiare presidential race. how much of an i does the race actually have down ballot house in a wave year ofbe this isnt very much of a wave year. this is fighting trench warre the bare minimum they need in the f democrats need on paper 25 seats to get when you account for redistricting and retirement. democrats are not competing wher seats needed to...

>> bret: here is another possible trial balloon out there candidate obama made the pledge on the campaign trial not to raise any taxes on any family making under $250,000 a year. here is what he told business week, asked about that possibility and talking about a deficit commission he said, quote: >> bret: nina, the white house said today it wouldnt be pinned down on that either. said the president is just not in the game of prejudging the outcome of a commission. this is the president. >> we co...

>> bret: here is another possible trial balloon out there candidate obama made the pledge on the campaign trial not to raise any taxes on any family making under $250,000 a year. here is what he told business week, asked about that possibility and talking about a deficit commission he said, quote: >> bret: nina, the white house said today it wouldnt be pinned down on that either. said the president is just not in the game of prejudging the outcome of a commission. this is the president. >> we co...

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Remedy actually out there? >> listen, you could do some of the stuff to stimulate the economy, i believe. now were talking opinion here. that the republicans are asking for. taking down rates, very low, plugging loopholes in the tax code. im not just saying that, but businesses say that. businessmen, when you talk to them, what are the fundamental problems, why arent you hiring. were not hiring because we dont like the taxes that are coming out of the obama white house, millionaires taxed, you k...