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Join us in finally putting himself behind the bill to help the middle class. >> the republicans never talk about the middle class. joining me tonight, leo gerard, of the united steelworkers. tonight they're trying to hoodwink the american people as if they did something for the middle class. are republicans really looking out for the middle class, as cantor claims there? >> absolutely not. it's another one of their show games. you know, hide the pea and pulling the stick. what the real reality is is they're against slashing benefits and against cutting the amount of time to collect unemploymen...

Join us in finally putting himself behind the bill to help the middle class. >> the republicans never talk about the middle class. joining me tonight, leo gerard, of the united steelworkers. tonight they're trying to hoodwink the american people as if they did something for the middle class. are republicans really looking out for the middle class, as cantor claims there? >> absolutely not. it's another one of their show games. you know, hide the pea and pulling the stick. what the real reality is is they're against slashing benefits and against cutting the amount of time to collect unemploymen...

A total disaster from the point of view of most americans and that almost has to be true of anything perry proposes as well, right? a flat tax almost by definition will be a big tax increase for the poor and middle class. >> in terms of pulling ourselves out of the economic hole that we're in, stemming a second recession, as far as i understand it, we really have a demand problem. we desperately need to put some more demand into the economy so businesses have a reason to hire people because they have people to sell to. what would a flat tax achieve in that regard. >> well, in a first proclamat...

A total disaster from the point of view of most americans and that almost has to be true of anything perry proposes as well, right? a flat tax almost by definition will be a big tax increase for the poor and middle class. >> in terms of pulling ourselves out of the economic hole that we're in, stemming a second recession, as far as i understand it, we really have a demand problem. we desperately need to put some more demand into the economy so businesses have a reason to hire people because they have people to sell to. what would a flat tax achieve in that regard. >> well, in a first proclamat...

I mean, the cain plan looks like a total disaster from the point of view of most americans and that almost has to be true of anything perry proposes as well, right? a flat tax almost by definition will be a big tax increase for the poor and middle class. >> in terms of pulling ourselves out of the economic hole that we're in, stemming a second recession, as far as i understand it, we really have a demand problem. we desperately need to put some more demand into the economy so businesses have a reason to hire people because they have people to sell to. what would a flat tax achieve in that rega...