direction of socialism and i know that word gets kicked around a lot pulpit was clearly what it seems to be the president is proposing right now. paul: that s a pretty important point bill about the 450,000, tax threshold for that highest rated by the way it is not just 39.6, because you had on those muscles week is to be in the care tax and deductions get to be closer to 43 or 44. and then that does not include the state like california or new york taxes. what they have done is looks like it is only a moderate increase but then they take it on a much larger chunk of money for people who are making hundred and 50000 and a lot of couples in their 40s and 50s across the country make that amount for a couple of years. guest: a few years. it s that we can spend whatever we want and the ritual pay for it.
the potential, i think the challenge for democrats would come in terms of having a candidate who can come against trump in terms of that the president s ability to win that war in 2016, if you have a candidate that is seen as too far left, talking about a lot of things that republicans say with a very simple graph, this is how much your taxes must increase and it is not just the ritual pay for it. there is a problem. how do you find the balance between being a moderate to the general electorate and being someone who can appeal to the identity politics in the democratic party is best rendered by alexandria ocasio-cortez, which is very real. that is a challenge. for my perspective, i think joe biden would be their best bet. and then kamala harris, cory booker, people who are in the line. i think democrats are going to have a challenge in terms of that line. mike: then there is a wild card, tom steyer, who has deep pockets, take a look at this. i grew up believing the point