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Because all the taxes are confusing. i'm saying this surtax, this .9 income tax surtax, and then this 3.8% surtax on nearly all capital gains, that is happening irrespective of what happens with the fiscal cliff negotiations? >> almost certainly. unless somehow it became part of the negotiations to turn it off, but i'm not hearing that. megyn: okay. so then on top of that you got to fiscal cliff discussions in washington where the president wants to raise the income tax on top earners by another 3% or so in addition to this, these taxes you and i were just discussing. >> yeah. and that's a cru...

43.4% in the top bracket. governor romney would tax them at 15%. president obama would double the cap gains tax rate to 30% for everybody. mr. romney would keep it at 15%. now, if you double cap gains that would prevent me, a private investor from aggressively putting any money in the market. the risk/reward is too great. i'm sure i'm not alone in that thinking. let me ask you, if ronald reagan was successful in reviving the american economy by dropping the tax rates for everybody, why would anyone think president obama can revive the economy by doing the exact opposite? by raising rates for i...

Stuff you get from savings at 43.4% in the top bracket. governor romney would tax them at 15%. president obama would double the cap gains tax rate to 30% for everybody. mr. romney would keep it at 15%. now, if you double cap gains that would prevent me, a private investor from aggressively putting any money in the market. the risk/reward is too great. i'm sure i'm not alone in that thinking. let me ask you, if ronald reagan was successful in reviving the american economy by dropping the tax rates for everybody, why would anyone think president obama can revive the economy by doing the exact op...

Easy. >> the republicans have to run the table on virtually all the competitive races to take control. i'm not as close to the other races as obviously i am to my own. i think we've got a great shot here. this is close. this is tough. but i think we are going to pull it out. i think we are going to be in the majority. >> shannon: also on "fox news sunday" today, west virginia governor joe manchin chided his opponent republican businessman john raese. characterizing him as an absentee candidate. someone who is only around during campaign season. the latest real clear politicsarm in west virgini...