ross eisenberg, i want you to respond to him. guest: i agree with michael tanner that the problems are there are not jobs for these people in baltimore. the unemployment rate at 8.4% is that when out of 12 people is looking for work and can't find it. ok? there are enough jobs for people in baltimore. it is just not true that people -- all these poor people there and the unemployed people are living on welfare. only 5% get cash welfare benefits. 25% of baltimore city's residents live below the poverty line and only 5% get cash welfare benefits. the fundamental problem is that there are not jobs. you ask what are the policies that work and don't work. the biggest policy failure in the united states over the last 30 years is cutting taxes as the way to solve these problems. he cut these top marginal tax rates from 90% to 70% and their administration down to 50% and then down to 28%. we have had 30 years for that to magically create jobs. it has been a complete failure. the results are there for everybody to see. host: we will hear

ross eisenberg, i want you to respond to him.st: i agree with michael tanner that the problems are there are no fundamental jobs for these people in baltimore. the unemployment rate at 8.4% is that when out of 12 people is looking for work and can't find it. ok? there are enough jobs for people in baltimore. it is just not true that people -- all these poor people there and the unemployed people are living on welfare. only 5% get cash welfare benefits. 25% of baltimore city's residents live below the poverty line and only 5% get cash welfare benefits. you ask what are the policies that work and don't work? the clearest policy -- the biggest policy failure in the united states over the last 30 years is cutting taxes as the way to solve these problems. he cut these top marginal tax rates from 90% to 70% and their administration down to 50% and then down to 28 percent. we have had 30 years for that to magically create jobs. it has been a complete failure. the results are there for everybody to see. host: we will hear from grade next

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