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Versus conservative thing. it's just common sense. >> we're both at davos, one of the interesting things at the world economic forum is the degree to which a lot of very smart people do seem a little bit out of touch with things that have happened. a lot of people, men of a certain age in america will know a time when marginal tax rates were very high -- >> indeed. >> -- in excess of 7 60%, 70%. i want to play what you said about taxes in davos. let's listen. >> i hear people talking the language of participation, justice, equality, and transparency, then, i mean, almost no one raises the real...

It really goes back, you know b in my mind, to american tradition of can-do mentality. . right? of another moon shot. i can imagine that people here -- oh, here's this socialist dutch guy, you know, from lunatic leftist europe, right? but you got to know that, for example, breaking up companies like amazon -- >> yeah. >> -- it's part of the american tradition. >> it's not a socialist -- >> no, it happened in 1911. >> i would love to sit and talk about this for a long time. unfortunately, my show runs out but you should read this, there's a lot in here i want to talk to you about. "utopia your ...

Redeemed. >> there is a debate to be had, and the democrats want to have it by the top 1% or wages and the like. however, you mentioned gifts to trump. a lot of democrats say, well, that's a goodivity. >> i think these voices, they're not influential only because they won't be quiet, but because i think this is where the energy in the party is, and i think the parallels, which my colleague in that interview with ilhan omar in politico magazine, she said i admire the tea party's tactics, and the way they went about getting their voices heard when they wanted to suppress dissent. ilhan omar and ...

That's the solution. i suspect you have heard of this before. >> i'm going to look it up now. >> this is mr. flat tax, by the way. >> i think the whole thing, if you make it, you pay it is something we should adhere to. just one statistic, the top 1% of earners in this country when they have 70% tax rate paid 18% of federal income taxes, now it's about half that. the top pay 40% of income taxes. if you want to tax the rich, simplify the code, lower the rates, and with the prosperity, they pay more when they don't spend time trying to hide it. david: rebecca, it is simpler. we all want a simple...

Trades. and then at the end of the day, of course, a lot are sitting back and hoping that another product other than the cruze will come to this plant. but at this point in time we have not heard that happening. gm is getting out of the small car business and moving towards suvs and trucks. >> as is other car companies as well. kevin tibbles for us there in lordstown, ohio. thank you so much, mr. tibbles. tax the wealthy. that's the pitch from a number of democrats running for president president in 2020. the debate bringing new scrutiny to the wide wealth gap in this country. the top 1% of ...