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That he shouldn't talk about it so much. i think the way the president does it is perfect, though. he does tie it to opportunity. he does tie it to what those tax dollars could pay for, to create the middle class that existed for you and me when we were growing up. >> isn't president obama facing the perfect candidate, mitt romney, for the conditions of the country right now, to depict, you know, where the vulture chart is that we show so much versus the middle class? i mean, this is a guy who really has got, what, a tax rate of 13.9%? and he also has a tax policy that is only going to help th...

They are reallying saying income equality is a losing issue and shouldn't talk about it so much. i think the way he does it is he thais it to opportunity. he ties it to what the tax dollars to create it. >> isn't president obama facing the perfect candidate, mitt romney for the conditions of the country right now to depict where the vulture chart is that we show so much versus the a guy who really has tax rate of 13.9% and he also has a tax policy that is only going to help those red liners. >> it's only going to help him. absolutely. it's the perfect candidate. the perfect time. rick santorum...

>> well, this is an issue that dating back more than a year has polled very well for obama. the last "associated press" poll in february had it at 65%. the "washington post," the same poll talks about the issue of unfairness versus overregulation. and unfairness beats out over regulation in terms of the effect on the economy. this sals the political equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel because they have mitt romney to target. romney pays 13.9% rate of taxes. he only releases one year-and-a-half of his tax record. there is reports now that he is sheltering in his earnings from bain, he has a...

For awhile. when you look at the tax rate that romney pays, based on what we have seen, and the average secretary, mitt romney pays a 13.9% rate, and the average secretary pays 29.9% rate. it's not about begrudging his wealth, it's the balance and how fair people are handling it in this country. >> right, and it's the fact that the issues are on the agenda this year. we're talking about income inequality now. we're talking about the tax loopholes that allow peep with lots of investment income to pay a very low rate. part of that has to do with the occupy wall street movement. it injected these...

This is why rick santorum is leading, finding a way to connect with the blue collar republican. they're going to look at his tax rates and see that he paid 28.5% in taxes to mitt romney's 13.9%. that's a message that is going out across the state and it's working as of now for rick santorum. thomas? >> nbc's ron mott. thank you, sir. we want to brake down the battle for michigan with our panel this morning. karen finney and chip, republican stat gist and campaign manager for mike huckabee in 2008 for his presidential bid. kar karen, we want to start with you. mitt romney's problem in his home ...