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That number is a big reason. we're continuing to see tax debates happen. to be completely fair, some of the breaks are due to charitable donations, also due to health-care related tax breaks for employers. this is an issue we're going to continue to see play out. i think the biggest takeawaying middle income americans get the least amount of tax breaks from our current tax code. that's a big issue. >> sure is. tell us about this new smoking ban that starbucks is pushing. goes into effect, what, today? >> goes into effect today. for the folks who like a cigarette with their coffee, be forewarne...

Together any of the base he can. >> can he turn it around in 90 days? >> going to be very tough. your earlier segment on the tax returns, i mean, you take his tax returns, you take his tax plan. you know, he's going to maybe get a bounce out of the convention, although that's not assured. it's not going to deal with his underlying problems. right now, he looks like a guy who is not only sort of out of touch with people, but in many ways out of his depth. he can't handle this process. >> bob shrum, always great to have you on "the ed show." thanks so much. the romney campaign is misleading folk...

Election. >> can he turn it around in 90 days? >> going to be very tough. you know, i mean your earlier segment on those tax returns, i mean, you take his tax returns, you take his tax plan. you know, he's going to maybe get a bounce out of the convention, although tt's not assured. but it's not going to deal with his underlying problems. right now, he looks like a guy who is not only sort of out of touch with people, but in many ways out of his depth. he just can't handle this process. >> bob shrum, always great to have you on "the ed show." thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. the romney campaig...

Feel better about the economy, his party's in a pretty good position to win a lot of seats. >> bigger picture beyond the tax debates. you had secretary geithner saying we're on a path towards growth, and yet look at the battering the president is getting over the fact that there are not jobs and he's out there saying, look, we have to show more progress faster. this is a big problem for democrats. >> it's a big problem for democrats because nothing is go to happen to really improve the jobs picture before november. it's just not going to happen. that's what we know from the latest data. given ...

Fiscal stimulus and one of the reasons that the u.s. growth projections were pretty optimistic is because everyone thought that trump would push fiscal stimulus. if we're just getting tax cuts and we're not getting an infrastructure plan and things that are going to grow main street then i don't know how we'll get to 3%, let alone 4% which clearly is off the table. >> kind of, bottom line as you've watched tax debates, every congress, if this -- if this isn't paid for, are republicans going to be able to sign on for this, if this adds to deficits, are republicans going to sign on to this? >> y...