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1.5 trillion dollars to the deficit. thats the limit they can hit to still pass this bill with a simple majority. individual tax cuts will expire by the year 225. a lower tax corporate tax rate thats immediate and permanent. let me rephrase that, middle class tax relief is temporary. tax relief for companies would be permanent. opens up the gop to criticism that they favor businesses over everyday americans. the administration says corporate tax cuts would boost worker pay, so cutting tax rates ...

Direct that money towards middle class tax relief. the revised senate bill boosts the child tax credit to $2,000 and it cuts several middle income tax brackets. now eliminating the mandate injects much-needed cash into this tax plan. but it will also increase premiums and by one estimate, you know, 13 million people would forgo health insurance. still isnt enough to pay for across the board tax cuts, that is if congress only adds $1.5 trillion to the deficit, thats the limit. so individual tax c...

Reform goes through? okay. >> why arent the other hands up? >> gary is saying why arent the other hands up? i saw one hand, maybe two hands go up in that room. ceos said when they get their tax goodies, lower taxes theyre going to spend it on share bye backs and dividends on shareholders and investors, not necessarily on higher worker pay. >> whats the answer to that question, why arent the other hands up? typically what i hear is we dont need to. we build factories when we need to. we pay more ...

Isnt enough to pay for across the board tax cuts, that is if congress only adds $1.5 trillion to the deficit. thats the limit they can hit. so, individual tax cuts will expire by 2025, but the lower corporate rate, thats immediate and is permanent. opening the gop up to criticism they favor businesses over everyday americans. corporate tax relief, permanent and immediate. the tax relief expires for regular americans. corporate tax cuts will boost worker pay. theres no guarantee on that. in fact,...

They say a lower tax rate will spur overseas company to spur cash home. that money will boost worker pay. a new survey found most use them on share buybacks or debt. economic adviser gary cohns hes okay with that. >> they buyback stock. the government collects a tax on the capital gains or whoever they buy back stock from called 23.6%. the government gets 23.6%. >> still got to try to make that link to the government getting the capital gains tax. the administration wouldnt put conditions on the...

Passing a debt ceiling bill, claiming one is on the way. >> we will not hit the debt ceiling. well do this before the debt ceiling. there are many options in front of us on how to achieve. that well do that because this is about paying the bills that we already racked up, making sure we pay our debts. >> that was a tax event at a boeing plant yesterday. the schrock is tick -- the clock is ticking on the debt limit. congress has to raise the ceiling before early october, otherwise the united stat...

Opposite, the new study found the working poor are making more per hour but taking homeless pay. the new wage is boosting worker pay but also resulted in a 9% reduction in hours and $175 cut to monthly paychecks. >> this is a two edged sword. if you raise the minimum wage, taking money away from the people you are trying to help. >> the study shows not everyone is struggling, job growth in seattle is strong up 13% in the past year but only for those making more than $19 per hour, ed murray tweet...

$70,000 a year. >> martha: do you think its a good business idea? >> reporter: its a very generous move and ceo pay as opposed to worker pay is have much in the news. hes doing what he thinks is a good thing. do you think hes a socialist. martha: im not calling him a socialist. im saying there is a socialism tone to the way hes talking about how you pay people. but one interesting comment he made i thought was -- he said im getting paid $1 million which is what it would cost to replace me in the...

Obama administration forcing companies to disclose the ratio of ceo to worker pay. the real story behind this new requirement is now going to happen. and the baseball hall of fame releasing. barry bonds was a shoe-in until his steroid scandal. who is in, and who is out this year? do stand by.

Lived with decades of people attributing poll testing to hillary. ive got to say working on health care for all in 1994 certainly wasnt poll tested. shes been attacked by the right for a variety of positions shes taken. thats not poll tested. bill clinton passed nafta. if she runs for president, i hope all commentators will judge her on what shes putting forward. i worked for her for a decade. in the 2007-2008 campaign her economic program was focused on inequality before inequality was vogue. s...