in the standard deduction, that helps middle class people. so that is appeals to mr. trump s base. they will approve of this i m sure. ainsley: what does it mean to you where we are seeing rebounds in the food service industry. drinking establishments and manufacturers? that was largely the drinking establishments, especially, that was a rebound from the hurricane effect. maybe they are drinking more, i don t know. brian: we can all afford the cover insurance to go to the clubs that we always wanted to go to because we have more cash in our pocket. stuart, one thing you are paying attention to the corporate rate cut considerablably. wouldn t that benefit those running those companies? it benefits people who invest in those companies because the stock market will probably stay strong with those business tax rate cuts. that is true. and it probably will stimulate the economy for a little bit more growth. brian: it s not going to get to 4%. we are not going to get to 4% with this plan
i don t want to make that rash prediction. i don t think this plan, as stands, especially because wealthier, you were income people will pay more, i don t think it s going to grow the economy 4%. you may add a half point to g.d.p. i think that s it. but that s my opinion. steve: but what the president has said is this will streamline and simplify the process, you know, you can fill out your taxes on a piece of paper that big. but it will also grow more jobs. if it does reduce the corporate rate, that s going to you know, the companies to hire more people. unfortunately, according to your plan, the people who run the company is going to pay more. let me summarize it like this. the economy will grow but not as much as we hoped for when we originally went in to the idea of cutting taxes. brian: the thing that bothers me about the numbers that have come out that aren t getting played is the labor participation rate. it s still just above 60 and it s not going up. we need more people