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now a live look at the new york stock exchange right now. the dow is up. in fact, it's been creeping up in the last couple minutes. up 107. the markets, they have just been on a tear this month. the s&p 500 gaining 3% just this week, and now less than 1% from an all-time high. well, a wealthy venture capitalist has a big idea about money and the ballot box. he says rich people who pay higher taxes should get more votes. cnn business correspondent, alison kosik, joining us now from the stock exchange, to explain all of this to us, alison. >> reporter: yes. so his name is tom perkins, and he says he wanted to make outrageous comments so he did. it's something that he seems to be getting used to doing. this is the same guy, just to remind you, who compared what he calls the assault on the wealthy