richard rubin writes today on kyrsten sinema and others that we do not know yet, some democrats questionacking an idea that has not gone through a full congressional committee. even richard neal, chair of the house ways and means committee, he is questioning the idea. so not clear yet who is in support of it. that is why we are asking you as they negotiate here in washington. tell them what you think. james in newark, new jersey. you support it. go ahead. caller: yes, hi. [indiscernible] used to work together, and 20% should be the number for anybody. doctors, janitors, anybody. flat tax, 100%. flat tax, 20% on anyone, including billionaires and multi-billionaires. host: neil irwin rights in today's "new york times," according to white house paper published last month, from 2010 to 2018, the wealthiest 400 families in american paid an average of 8.2% of their income and taxes, and the average income tax rate for all americans of the 2018 without that capital gains adjustment was 13%. and it was 25% among the top 1% of earners. it creates so very large tax bills for that small sliver of a