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Baltimore Center StageBaltimore, Maryland (October 21, 2021) 8:00 P.M. EDT MR. COOPER:  With that, I want to welcome the 46th President of the United

>> by the way, ben, the bidens all hail from baltimore beginning in 1850. i don't know how the hell they kicked me out. but -- >> ben, what's your question? >> a study shows the top 5% of income earners pay 60% of the income taxes in this country. i hear you repeatedly say that the wealthy are not paying their fair share of income taxes. what is the percentage of income that you believe is fair? >> well, i think what's fair is that the present tax code, the highest tax rate is 35%. number one. okay? number two, you're in a circumstance where corporate america is not paying their fair share. an...

I don't know how the hell they kicked me out. but -- >> ben, what's your question? >> a study shows the top 5% of income earners pay 60% of the income taxes in this country. i hear you repeatedly say that the wealthy are not paying their fair share of income taxes. what is the percentage of income that you believe is fair? >> well, i think what's fair is that the present tax code, the highest tax rate is 35%. number one. okay? number two, you're in a circumstance where corporate america is not paying their fair share. and i come from the corporate state of the world, delaware. more corporation...

Important thing because as chrysten sinema, who supports this points out, hearing is directly related to dementia. when you can't hear, you have a problem. and it impacts on dementia. so we're able to -- and it's cheaper to be able to take care of hearing. but i think i've been able to take care of that without changing medicare because what's happening is now you have these hearing aid companies, you no longer are going to have to go to the doctor and spend five grand and get an appointment. you can go by walgreen's and by over-the-counter hearing aids. a harder one, though, is we haven't got...

Important thing because as kyrsten sinema, who supports this points out, hearing is directly related to dementia. when you can't hear, you have a problem. and it impacts on dementia. so we're able to -- and it's cheaper to be able to take care of hearing. but i think i've been able to take care of that without changing medicare because what's happening is now you have these hearing aid companies, you no longer are going to have to go to the doctor and spend five grand and get an appointment. you can go by walgreen's and by over-the-counter hearing aids. a harder one, though, is we haven't gott...