Chris Plante: ‘The Democrats Poisoned the Well’ on This Entire Discussion of Tax Cuts Long Before We Heard Details

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BREAM It ░░░░░░░░ tax cut eve on ░░░░░░░░ House side with the ░░░░░░░░ vote schedule there for ░░░░░░░░ While Republicans on the ░░░░░░░░ side now scribble to ░░░░░░░░ out how to get ░░░░░░░░ Ron Johnson back on ░░░░░░░░ after his vow to ░░░░░░░░ no on what he ░░░░░░░░ seeing so far President ░░░░░░░░ trying to sell it ░░░░░░░░ all sides So why ░░░░░░░░ the message about letting ░░░░░░░░ keep more of their ░░░░░░░░ money getting lost in ░░░░░░░░ Let s bring in ░░░░░░░░ radio host Chris Plante ░░░░░░░░ Isaac Wright from Forward ░░░░░░░░ Strategy Good to see ░░░░░░░░ of you tonight PLANTE ░░░░░░░░ Shannon WRIGHT Good to ░░░░░░░░ here BREAM So last ░░░░░░░░ we had a town ░░░░░░░░ with Bret Baier and ░░░░░░░░ MacCallum and the House ░░░░░░░░ who at one point ░░░░░░░░ question was asked how ░░░░░░░░ of you think that ░░░░░░░░ taxes are going up ░░░░░░░░ so many hands went ░░░░░░░░ I mean this whole ░░░░░░░░ is supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ tax cuts Chris So ░░░░░░░░ is the it s ░░░░░░░░ lost in translation PLANTE ░░░░░░░░ it is Look we ░░░░░░░░ that the Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ speaking terrible at messaging ░░░░░░░░ Democrats tend to be ░░░░░░░░ good at messaging The ░░░░░░░░ have certain advantages like ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post The New ░░░░░░░░ Times CNN NBC working ░░░░░░░░ them and carrying their ░░░░░░░░ for them So the ░░░░░░░░ poisoned the well on ░░░░░░░░ entire discussion long before ░░░░░░░░ heard anything in the ░░░░░░░░ of details out of ░░░░░░░░ side on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ what would be in ░░░░░░░░ bill It s just ░░░░░░░░ payoff for the risks ░░░░░░░░ middle class gets nothing ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are out ░░░░░░░░ hammering that message every ░░░░░░░░ and they have a ░░░░░░░░ media doing their work ░░░░░░░░ them so the American ░░░░░░░░ over time end up ░░░░░░░░ what they ve heard ░░░░░░░░ times that they are ░░░░░░░░ going to get a ░░░░░░░░ cut BREAM Why even ░░░░░░░░ to go through this ░░░░░░░░ exercise I don t ░░░░░░░░ how it gets out ░░░░░░░░ the average American out ░░░░░░░░ that we are doing ░░░░░░░░ of this heavy lifting ░░░░░░░░ try and get something ░░░░░░░░ so we can raise ░░░░░░░░ taxes I think you ░░░░░░░░ are good WRIGHT As ░░░░░░░░ as you would offer ░░░░░░░░ to the Democrats I ░░░░░░░░ the reality is more ░░░░░░░░ calculators It s just ░░░░░░░░ math of the equation ░░░░░░░░ the first year 50 ░░░░░░░░ the value of the ░░░░░░░░ cuts will go to ░░░░░░░░ top wealthiest 1 of ░░░░░░░░ In ten years time ░░░░░░░░ will shift all the ░░░░░░░░ to 80 In ten ░░░░░░░░ time one in four ░░░░░░░░ households making less than ░░░░░░░░ 000 24 million house ░░░░░░░░ according to the joint ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate They ░░░░░░░░ see their taxes increase ░░░░░░░░ decrease Also the fact ░░░░░░░░ that are bothering people ░░░░░░░░ addition to the fact ░░░░░░░░ it s a job ░░░░░░░░ When you lower the ░░░░░░░░ lower the tax rate ░░░░░░░░ foreign profits versus domestic ░░░░░░░░ it incentivizes the large ░░░░░░░░ that are already getting ░░░░░░░░ bulk of the tax ░░░░░░░░ to then move jobs ░░░░░░░░ This is a bad ░░░░░░░░ for main street BREAM ░░░░░░░░ had another experts say ░░░░░░░░ exact opposite and said ░░░░░░░░ when you do things ░░░░░░░░ make it easier to ░░░░░░░░ and inventory capital those ░░░░░░░░ of things it actually ░░░░░░░░ business investment Is it ░░░░░░░░ I see you nodding ░░░░░░░░ there Is it about ░░░░░░░░ way that you explain ░░░░░░░░ it is or can ░░░░░░░░ get a factual answer ░░░░░░░░ taxes going up on ░░░░░░░░ PLANTE It s always ░░░░░░░░ battle of the facts ░░░░░░░░ the battle of the ░░░░░░░░ facts and we could ░░░░░░░░ into all kinds of ░░░░░░░░ but on the top ░░░░░░░░ of earners pay 70 ░░░░░░░░ federal income taxes and ░░░░░░░░ on and the top ░░░░░░░░ pays an extraordinarily disproportionate ░░░░░░░░ of federal income taxes ░░░░░░░░ well If you are ░░░░░░░░ taxes on taxpayers those ░░░░░░░░ the people who will ░░░░░░░░ their taxes cut in ░░░░░░░░ like it or not ░░░░░░░░ of us don t ░░░░░░░░ any federal income taxes ░░░░░░░░ all BREAM Say that ░░░░░░░░ because a lot of ░░░░░░░░ don t believe that ░░░░░░░░ Half of Americans don ░░░░░░░░ pay federal income PLANTE ░░░░░░░░ can discuss breakdowns that ░░░░░░░░ of the population for ░░░░░░░░ on end but 47 ░░░░░░░░ half of us pay ░░░░░░░░ federal income taxes at ░░░░░░░░ The 53 of us ░░░░░░░░ do pay federal income ░░░░░░░░ it is still stacked ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ called rich Make 110 ░░░░░░░░ a year you are ░░░░░░░░ the top 10 of ░░░░░░░░ At the top 10 ░░░░░░░░ 70 of income tax ░░░░░░░░ you were going to ░░░░░░░░ taxes on people and ░░░░░░░░ if the Republicans don ░░░░░░░░ produce you have to ░░░░░░░░ also We could never ░░░░░░░░ 3 economic growth and ░░░░░░░░ took President Trump until ░░░░░░░░ second quarter in office ░░░░░░░░ we had 3 BREAM ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ to talk about too ░░░░░░░░ this idea the Senate ░░░░░░░░ includes repealing the individual ░░░░░░░░ under ObamaCare People say ░░░░░░░░ s a big gamble ░░░░░░░░ they lead it in ░░░░░░░░ got to go to ░░░░░░░░ Could be for Republicans ░░░░░░░░ they didn t get ░░░░░░░░ done It could also ░░░░░░░░ off the whole thing ░░░░░░░░ you think that goes ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ idea or bad idea ░░░░░░░░ I think is a ░░░░░░░░ of the character of ░░░░░░░░ nation Talk about cutting ░░░░░░░░ like Social Security Medicare ░░░░░░░░ Social Security Medicare and ░░░░░░░░ are now throwing 13 ░░░░░░░░ Americans off their health ░░░░░░░░ BREAM The mandate people ░░░░░░░░ not forced to eat ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ don t eat broccoli ░░░░░░░░ According to all the ░░░░░░░░ out there nobody has ░░░░░░░░ it will cost 13 ░░░░░░░░ people their health care ░░░░░░░░ the next ten years ░░░░░░░░ they do away with ░░░░░░░░ mandate One more stab ░░░░░░░░ to the market places ░░░░░░░░ the end it s ░░░░░░░░ to be a test ░░░░░░░░ the character of our ░░░░░░░░ and our prowess Do ░░░░░░░░ care about education To ░░░░░░░░ care about sick people ░░░░░░░░ people the widow and ░░░░░░░░ orphan some would say ░░░░░░░░ s a test we ░░░░░░░░ to face Do we ░░░░░░░░ about the wealthiest 1 ░░░░░░░░ that matter are we ░░░░░░░░ to borrow 1 5 ░░░░░░░░ against future generations by ░░░░░░░░ up the deficit to ░░░░░░░░ for tax cuts for ░░░░░░░░ wealthiest 1 My colleague ░░░░░░░░ about the wealthiest 10 ░░░░░░░░ s talk about the ░░░░░░░░ 1 in ten years ░░░░░░░░ be getting 80 of ░░░░░░░░ value of this tax ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are for tax ░░░░░░░░ We have said we ░░░░░░░░ for tax cuts we ░░░░░░░░ to see tax cuts ░░░░░░░░ benefit the middle class ░░░░░░░░ 99 and don t ░░░░░░░░ to the deficit BREAM ░░░░░░░░ s much more to ░░░░░░░░ and we could sell ░░░░░░░░ to this conversation continuing ░░░░░░░░ are out of time ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ for us to ask ░░░░░░░░ questions to white both ░░░░░░░░ of the aisle aren ░░░░░░░░ more interested in cutting ░░░░░░░░ deficit And spending all ░░░░░░░░ of money PLANTE We ░░░░░░░░ added 9 trillion to ░░░░░░░░ debt under Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ eight years and now ░░░░░░░░ are panicking about one ░░░░░░░░ a half trillion WRIGHT ░░░░░░░░ last time we had ░░░░░░░░ balanced budget was under ░░░░░░░░ Democrat You re welcome ░░░░░░░░ join the table we ░░░░░░░░ bring calculators calculators BREAM ░░░░░░░░ will get out our ░░░░░░░░ All of it is ░░░░░░░░ out next.”