MSNBCW The Cycle July 30, 2013
0 to 35. >> right, but he did not want so many offsetting, base-broadening things in the tax code that would generate more revenue. the thing the president is proposing is a small tax increase. that's why republicans object to it. if you came to republicans and said, let's cut the corporate tax rate by seven points, they'd be happy to do that. if you wanted to pair that with an infrastructure deal, i think you could get republicans on board with that. the sticking point for the republicans is the base broadening, the component that raises taxes on a lot of businesses. >> as much as i'd love to...