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Issues and he's been engaged for the last several years. he's made it clear he wants balanced solution to our problems, a balance between additional revenues collected from the most fortunate the top 2% of income earners as well as balance in terms of reductions in spending. >> what do you think of warren buffett's proposal for a minimum income tax on high earners for people who are now paying so much less, paying what mitt romney paid, paying what warren buffett pays, 14 or 16%, because of capital gains and other investments, what about a minimum tax that would require them to pay 35%? >> the...

Broad principles you want out of a tax system, raising revenue, right? we want to raise enough revenue to fund the government, which i don't think we're doing. we have taxes that are a percentage of gdp at a 50 or 60 year low. you want fairness. and you want to promote growth. you were speaking about warren buffet before i cut you off to go to break. >> warren buffet has edicts that are wrong for somebody like him to pay a lower tax rate than a secretary. you tax -- i would feel a lot more comfortable if romney came out and said i agree with that principle. the buffet principle is correct. it'...