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The Michael Derry Show is on the air. CNN's Harry Inton has been doing a lot of polling and then being rather honest about the results, which favor Trump

and are very damning for Democrats.

So a couple of days ago, he laid out some new polling data showing that Republicans have closed the gap with Democrats as the party of the middle class.

Now, this turns out to be very, very important.

And the reason is because most Americans view themselves as being

middle class. We use this term offhandedly. It is a shortcut for people that are not fabulously wealthy or on food stamps everybody in

between sees themselves as middle class but they're not not if you use the technical definitions

life is very different if not. Not if you use the technical definitions.

Life is very different if you are, if you are, you make $50,000 a year, whether combined or individual, make $50,000 a year,

or if you make $130.

Huge difference.

In standard of living,

in ease of living.

And there's a big difference between 130 and 300.

Now, the differential is reduced in the aggregate margin because taxes increase as you make more.

So it has the effect of compressing.

So there is a certain amount of compression of a compression in a graduated or progressive

income tax.

I still would like to see a flat tax.

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