there's a group called progress michigan which is a liberal group and the mackinaw and americans for prosperity michigan you compare those numbers they're not even close to right and i would think that from the point of view of conservative billionaire or a corporation you know the newly empowered i guess with citizens united they can give money to one of these kind of groups if they put in five million and then they get a law passed that says hey we're now right to work for less state that corporation might make back ten million or twenty million of their billion or might make a huge tax cut to the return on investment is really part of the issue here i have a few anecdotes in the article online school companies have worked very closely with this network to push these virtual charter school bills you see a lot of the oil and gas companies working with the state think tanks to pass or to prevent new regulations on fracking and to kind of oppose what the e.p.a. is trying to do but the broader picture here at least with the unions is that you have so many large corporations working with

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today the majority leader harry reid spoke about the michigan democrat who chairs the senate armed services committee. shutdown to derail its progress. mr. president, for some public servants, the political fires lit by their first trip to washington, whereby -- being moved bay memorable party convention speech. for others, the history of military service leads to a career in public service. for still others, a single issue such as a vibrant community propels them into community. for senator carl levin, serving michigan families is something a family business. his father worked as a corrections commissioner. his uncle theodore was chief judge for the district court in the eastern district of michigan for many, many years. i was elected to congress in 1982, the same year that senator levin's brother, sander, was elected to the house of representatives. he has been ranking member of the house ways and means committee. he's a distinguished member of the house of represeatives, having served that body for going on 31 years. mr. president, the first time i met carl levin was over here when i was in the house, going to run for the senate.

progress, but president's popular at -- possible selection for labor secretary, there's a picture of him standing by attorney general eric holder. that's the wall street journal. dan in detroit michigan, independent line. caller: hello. these two parties have both been derelict in their duties, something going on a long time. host: what do you think about yesterday? caller: i'm watching paul ryan now. he sounds pretty good on tv, but i think a lot of it is grandstanding. they knew this problem was going on a long time. i say bring our troops home. these two parts will destroy this great nation. host: next, we learn, pennsylvania, a democrat. caller: representative ryan's spending budget is terrible, because social security as a medic to do with the deficit, so why mess with social security? we learned that money. i'm 34 years old and wonder if it will be there. host: there are papers talking about this today. caller: they should not do anything to entitlements. every time you cash your check, medicare, social security, all that stuff comes out. so i don't understand where they get the right to take from it. host: you may have heard from the previous caller, but even the president has

michigan. he is a democrat. welcome to caller:. wouldke to ask him if he comment on the combined state and local tax burdens as to their progressiver regressive nature relative to income level. guest: sales tax is generally regressive. they take out the less income they earn. a poor person will pay more in sales taxes as a percentage of their sale -- as a percentage of their income. income taxes are reversed. a rich person will pay more in income taxes, especially if the state has higher tax rates. this is another thing that will depend on what experts you talk to. some people say it balances out. there are other people that say state taxes are very regressive. our concern should be more on designing a tax system that will foster economic growth, be able to create jobs, open doors economically to anybody who wants to try to work or live in a state. host: said augustine, florida, independent line. caller: there are a couple of callers that already touched base on a question i have. the word "progressive tax" could solve a lot of problems in a complex tax structure. you could eliminate exemptions and free rides. with all the equipme