pass-through income, the changes to the estate tax exempting more income from tax, the breaks for real estate in this bill, there is no way if the president has any semblance of the wealth that he claims that he s not going to come out way ahead in this bill. the wouldn t here is that if you re sitting on a bunch of buildings that are throwing off passive income, like a real estate mogul, all of a sudden you just got an enormous once in a lifetime tax boon. that s what just happened today. no one is going to benefit more in some ways than a person who s situated in precisely that way. right. now look, i think it s worth saying that many republicans, and i would put paul ryan in this group, sincerely believe that lower taxes are better for the economy. and related to that, this gets to what we re going to see next year, they want government to be smaller. so in terms of the issue of the deficit, you were talking with senator tester about the
primarily it s hitting women, primarily low-income folks, it hits black and brown folks the worst. look, it reflects the racism and the sexism and the kleptocracy of this country. and i think the progressive movement and the left in this country is going to rise up. and we re going to mobilize americans and raise our voices and make sure that all americans, the coal miners in west virginia and the farmers in montana and the janitors in los angeles, will understand that this bill screws them and all of us over for the benefit of the wealthiest. and the american people are going to rise up and we re going to demand a government that actually is accountable to us and that actually promotes our interests. and so that s why we ve been
and tomorrow and the day after and every day until november, we have to fight back. you have been diagnosed with a.l.s., it s something you ve spoken about extremely movingly. you have a son. and you also have talked about the ways in which this bill is a health care bill. it s something that s gone undernoticed in many ways. it repeals the individual mandate. it requires cuts to all sorts of spending which they may or may not waive. what do you predict the politics of this bill among activists, among folks like yourself, is going to be like six months from now, a year from now? look, this is the first major piece of legislation that donald trump is going to sign. so this will crystallize for all of us the atrocities of this administration and the congress. and as i said, it s an assault on our economy. it s an assault on our health. it s an assault on our democracy. what more do we need?
getting arrested. we re saying, you have to hear our voices. you have to understand the damage. we cannot let this kind of horrible legislation and governance go on as business as usual. adi barkan, making sure there is no business as usual in the capitol, thanks for your time again. thanks, chris, keep it up. after the break, can republicans recover if they successfully pass such a deeply unpopular bill? why it could severe cost the party at the polls next.
according to u.n. envoy for human rights the package stakes out america s bid to become the most unequal society in the world. on top of that the bill adds over $1 trillion to the deficit, which republicans are already signaling they are going to use as an excuse to cut medicare, social security, medicaid, and other safety net programs. just like the obamacare fight this bill has activated grass roots protests on capitol hill where people have been crowding the senate gallery, staking out offices, filling the halls to make their voices heard. at least 18 people were arrested earlier today in the house. the american public appears to largely agree with the protesters. according to a new poll from nbc news, just 24% think this tax bill is a good idea. it s the least popular tax bill in modern history. which is why chuck schumer had a warning for his republican colleagues. this bill will be an anchor around the ankles of every republican. our republican friends are listening to the thou