plans on divergent paths. at the moment, wrote although the republican candidates differ on the specifics of their plans, the frame of the argument against the current white house occupant is the same. obama maintains the rich are not paying their share of taxes. the gop counter wealthy americans along with everyone else is paying too much. what's bloated, they insist, is the government. there's the debate. >> so this, to me, is driving me absolutely crazy. this income inequality issue, which the president is trying to get at with the buffett rule, it's not going to take care of it all. but 80% of the revenue growth, of the growth in income went to the top 1% over the past 30 years. 80%. we are seeing a level of income disparity that we haven't seen since the gilded age. is so this is what is going to be, i think, the nub of an issue about tax policy. what's the tax policy that's going to create jobs in america, and that's going to provide middle-class jobs here, rather