instead, that same american instinct that sent all of you into the breach between the fourth and fifth corridors galvanized an entire new generation of patriots, the 9/11 generation. many of them were just kids on that bright september morning. but like their grandparents, on december 7, 1941 they courageously bore the burden that history had placed on their shoulders. and as they came of age, they showed up. they showed up to fight for their country. and they re still showing up. 2,800,000 of that 9/11 generation moved to join our military since the attacks on 9/11.
it would also reduce dividend income because the taxes on dividends would probably go up and, people would shift their tax burden into tax exempt bonds, and also have fewer stock transactions, so you d have lower capital gains revenues and, orders, you wouldn t get much more revenue, what you would get is tax shifting and, also, fewer people earning income. gregg: the notion of raising taxes has politically been radioactive, to voters, and, nevertheless, the president, on december 7, i believe it was, when he was extolling the virtues of, you know, the across the boards maintenance or extension of the bush tax cuts, promising essentially that s going to raise taxes and he was going to do his darndest over the next couple of years to raise taxes on the top wage earners. what do you make of that politically? well, i think the president is sending mixed messages which will perhaps harm him