polls, and bc- wall street journal, 55% of americans oppose any kind of cut for the corporate tax rate. they also think the rich should pay more. i don t know but that s with the american people think. when i am looking at this, i m thinking the republicans have given up on tax reform. now all they want to do his tax cuts. the driver, as jesse was income s corporate tax cuts. the argument they are, an interesting one, this economy would be doing even better. we would knock them out. would be the global titan if we could lower our tax rate to be competitive with tax rates in europe and the rest of the world. then when you look at it, you discover wait a second. our tax rates aren t out of line. guess what. you look at the deductions and the write-offs and our corporate tax rate and that s what galls me, jesse, mr. populist. there s half or more of american corporations that pay zero. if you are puzzled, this is your
clayton: first responders in texas to arm themselves, supportive of the bill is aiming to keep firefighters and emt safe. heather: there s not critics that are not trained law enforcement causing concern that they won t have the same judgment using firearms as police officers in tense situations. clayton: this morning we want to know what you think, is it necessary for safety or more a liability? heather: send us comments on facebook and we will share them later in the show. a lot of ways to get in touch with us. before you file taxes, you might want to take a closer look at some ways to save. clayton: that s right. cheryl casone with ten write-offs that you should be using if you re not already. cheryl: good morning, guys, you probably ask yourself are there tax deductions that i m not using on my return, well, the answer is yes, here are some of them. there are medical and dental
illegality. juan: the big story here would be why doesn t he release his tax returns so we can know about the russian connection if it exists. the audit is not a problem. come on, donald trump. eric: david k. johnston wrote a book last year, an anti-trump book. he had a motivation and doing it. and all these people, even my friend mark cuban, who says if you make 150 million bucks after taxes, after write-offs, in a year, i m guessing he s a real billionaire. greg: on that note, catch more of president trump s interview with tucker carlson at 9:00 p.m. tonight. president trump hitting the road today. highlights next.
incorporate that into the play. neil: they is a to me, the businesses, make it retroactive. we ll be more competitive more quickly. of course if there s a tax cut they will say that. these are the things we re trying to price out and we ll figure it out. neil: i want to get clarification of the upper income tax cut. you have referred in prior interviews that taking the top rate, from 40%, more than that if you add obamacare care to 43%, the rich will see that offset in deductions and write offs so they don t net-net see a tax cut. is that right? you still stand by that? first let s say that obamacare and the obamacare surcharges are growing to be dealt with as part of the obamacare legislation and not tax legislation. as part of tax legislation, our
neil: i want to get clarification of the upper income tax cut. you have referred in prior interviews that taking the top rate, from 40%, more than that if you add obamacare care to 43%, the rich will see that offset in deductions and write offs so they don t net-net see a tax cut. is that right? you still stand by that? first let s say that obamacare and the obamacare surcharges are growing to be dealt with as part of the obamacare legislation and not tax legislation. as part of tax legislation, our main objective is a middle income tax cut. our objective is if we lowter top rates that we will offset that with reduced reductions. neil: even if you take away those deductions, it is still a