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They fail to stand up or condemn the threats to democracy. That was part of President Bidens speech yesterday in arizona focused on the threats to our democracy, the former president and the Maga Movement. Well have much more on his remarks including his most forceful and direct criticisms yet of donald trump. Speaking of the former president , his defense team made a Surprise Move in the Georgia Election interference case. Well explain that, and well have the latest from capitol hill on any last ditch efforts to prevent a Government Shutdown before sundays deadline. Good morning and welcome t...

Cuts for people at the very top. >> i believe the wealthy in this country have a responsible to help solve that problem. >> reporter: so does president obama who intends to raise taxes for singles making more than $200,000, couples making more than $250,000, which will bring in $826 billion more over ten years. the critics warn tax increases can be counterproductive, especially those the president wants on investment income, because they can slow down economic growth. >> the only way the government revenue can go up in real terms is if the economy grows, the tax base grows, there is more peopl...

Lev knew the government take -- revenue the government takes, in it won't be enough to cover all the plans for federal spending. >> reporter: president obama's counting on doubling federal revenues in the next decade, so the search for cash is on with the first ever coming at the end of this year, when the president will have part of the bush tax cuts expire but reinstate others. >> given the serious longer term fiscal problems the country faces we just can't afford to continue the tax cuts for people at the top. >> i believe the wealthy in the country have a responsibility to help solve that ...

Take -- revenue the government takes, in it won't be enough to cover all the plans for federal spending. >> reporter: president obama's counting on doubling federal revenues in the next decade, so the search for cash is on with the first ever coming at the end of this year, when the president will have part of the bush tax cuts expire but reinstate others. >> given the serious longer term fiscal problems the country faces we just can't afford to continue the tax cuts for people at the top. >> i believe the wealthy in the country have a responsibility to help solve that problem. >> reporter: so...

Making more than 200,000 couples making more than 250,000. analysts say that will bring in $826 billion in additional revenues over the next decade, jon. jon: but a lot of people on the other side say that raising taxes on the wealthy may be politically attractive but counterproductive? >> well, yeah, because the president's plans would raise rates on investment income, as well as wages. the only way to really get more revenues is to expand the economy, and critics argue taxes on investment do just the opposite. >> we need to focus more on getting the tax base to grow, meaning wages and profit...