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Versus worked for it i don't think -- that is not the point that i hear the president making president is making the point that you have a rich candidate who is proposing to go against legislation that would make, for example, you know, the buffet rule to make rich people pay more. >> bill: is he going to say is he trying to protect his own. that's legitimate. and romney is going to have to answer that. >> i think the bottom line is americans are smarter than. this americans don't really care. what they care about is $4 gas being bullied by foreign countries, your children might have to wait s...

Think -- that is not the point that i hear the president making president is making the point that you have a rich candidate who is proposing to go against legislation that would make, for example, you know, the buffet rule to make rich people pay more. >> bill: is he going to say is he trying to protect his own. that's legitimate. and romney is going to have to answer that. >> i think the bottom line is americans are smarter than. this americans don't really care. what they care about is $4 gas being bullied by foreign countries, your children might have to wait six months to get an mri. the ...

It really stands out this week. in a span of a few days, republicans chose to protect the rich by voting down the buffet rule in the senate. now, they are attacking the most vulnerable. no surprise the republicans have chosen this man as their standard bearer. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. >> romney tried to say he misspoke. his policies prove he was telling the truth. his economic plans puts money in the back pockets of this wealthiest americans while raising taxes on peop...

Overwhelmingly in favor of the buffet rule and we know the buffet rule that would tax those people making money off capital gains at 15% and a 30% rate. even though it's illogical and not going to touch the deficit and not doing anything for us economically, symbolically, the american people are buying into tchl -- it. the exact rate is 60% approve and 37% oppose it. >> the president's message is working on a populous level and you have to ask the question whether or not people would feel differently about it if they knew the details underneath like they've been taxed one before and this is in...

Against that whole buffet rule, populist message. should mitt romney focus now on tax reform since president obama is going to continue down the path with this whole fairness approach and having millionaires pay more? >> first of all, gretchen, i think we got to ask the question on fairness. why is it fair if you have a disparity or if the allegation is a disparity in income tax rates, why is it fair to go raise taxes on people. why don't we just cut taxes on the middle class? that's what the small business tax cut does is it lowers taxes on people that are working in small businesses, the mid...