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>> brenda: well, now, this does hit lower and middle class americans harder because there is a limit to the amount of income that is taxed. but toby, do you think the higher income americans can make up the spending? >> well, yes. and the fact is, whether this sounds fair or not fair, here are the facts that the top 20% earners in the united states, not the 50% who don't pay any taxes, by the way. but top 20% we look at and measure for discretionary spending because that's the margin, the spending and certainly, gary is right that we will have a reduction, but look it, we've made it out of the...

Welcome back to "hardball," bill clinton made three fundraiser appearances this weekend as a defender of the president and his policies. he made the best case we have heard yet against mitt romney, but he has given fauder to republicans on their part to use. what is the cost benefit analysis as having bill as a major surrogate out there. we have joan walsh, an msnbc political analyst. let's look at what's coming in today, let's look at the interview he had the other day, the former president. >> i don't have any problem with extending all of it now including the current spending level, but the...

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