work at all. there is nothing in there. we don t agree with the frame of the deal. what the senator said is the democratic position. if the republicans want to come to the table and work with us on tax cuts that actually really benefit middle class people and don t drive up the deficit we re game to do it. we ve done it before. our party has done it before. we re happy to do it again. melissa: doubling the standard deduction. all the things in there you don t like any of that that would help working people? you understand based on the analysis. over time a majority of middle class people will be paying more in taxes rather than less. melissa: i don t accept that math because it s static analysis and i don t accept static analysis. i only agree with dynamic analysis. when you cut the economy will grow. i know you don t believe that. let s let david finish. democrats could start by being for things they ve been for in the past.
because there are a lot of wealthy individuals who take a heck a lot more in $17,000 in deductions. sure. that means their taxes overall could go up. that s true, but he s not talking about taxes, i don t think. what i think he said was he s going to lower tax rates. right. that s key, where marginal decisions are made. that s what you want, lower rates and a broader base. you know, you re going to get someone on a static analysis to pay more in taxes and someone else less. that s always the case. what you really want to do is create a tax code that for every dollar of tax you collect, you create more economic growth. romney s plan is exactly that plan, just like what we did in 1986, paul. right. it really works like mad. that s why i love the concept of simpson bowls.
campaign says that it s showing some results already in the polls. and the slide has stopped and he s beginning to come back and what do you think. that s a surprise. it s a great message. getting to the key issue, economic growth and his plan, really the most aggressive now and showed you how timid romney s is in comparison. and an optional flat tax, down to 15% and cutting the corporate rate makes the u.s. among the most competitive in the world and it s a big argument. it s had flat tax, and rick perry s and if you choose the flat tax option, doing away with almost all of the deductions in the code. so it s the most ambitious plan and no static analysis on revenues. that s what you ve got to move. he may be a washington insider, but not accepting the view that building that builds in tax increases and higher xeng. how effective on the stump?
some of the controversy that s surrounded 9-9-9 and make a go of this after a not very great debate. paul: jason, is this a better plan politically, let s talk about it than cain. a flatter code is preferable to what we have. it will attract more investment and economic growth. in that sense, sure. he s making it operational and trying to get ahead of some of the push back that he s expecting whether to raise enough revenue and that will be the key question here. the critics who are going after it are using these start of static analysis that the congressional budget office uses, assumes that for example, that the bush tax cuts will expire which may not happen and it didn t take into effect how a platter code, a more efficient code will incentivize economic growth. so, that s where the debate will be. and raise enough revenue. when you say static analysis, you raise the rates, lower the rates and adjust proportionally and the argument for a flat tax, it
some of the controversy that s surrounded 9-9-9 and make a go of this after a not very great debate. paul: jason, is this a better plan politically, let s talk about it than cain. a flatter code is preferable to what we have. it will attract more investment and economic growth. in that sense, sure. he s making it operational and trying to get ahead of some of the push back that he s expecting whether to raise enough revenue and that will be the key question here. the critics who are going after it are using these start of static analysis that the congressional budget office uses, assumes that for example, that the bush tax cuts will expire which may not happen and it didn t take into effect how a platter code, a more efficient code will incentivize economic growth. so, that s where the debate will be. and raise enough revenue. when you say static analysis, you raise the rates, lower the rates and adjust proportionally and the argument for a flat tax, it