here to weigh in scott hodge, tax foundation president.lain this, scott. 57% of the americans say their federal income taxes are too high but, only 55% of americans pay federal tax. what is going on? >> well, i think people tend to blend all their taxes into one thing and say, i'm just paying too much in taxes. i think it really happens when incomes are kind of stagnant like they are today. people feel the pinch taxes even more when their incomes are not rising. david: one question people are asked time and again, how much of your income should you pay in taxes total, from federal income tax to local to state? and they usually say 25% should be the top for everything together. that is so far away from where we are now. why can't we get there? >> well, i think people have an innate sense of fairness. even if you look something like the estate tax or death tax, a majority of americans think that is highly unfair even though most people will never ever have an estate to be taxed by it. we tend to look at 25% as being about right. and as you k

let's bring in scott hodge, the president of the tax foundation for some insight. scott, first of all, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> second, let's say we have a family of four, jointly bringing in $87,000 a year. let's say they have two children. on average right now, it would be paying about $3027 per week, calculated here at fox. if trump were elected president, we calculated, according to his plans on his website and what he's been saying on the campaign trail, a family saving $103 per week. and then if you look at cruz's plan, you would be saving about $31 per week. so my question to you is, how is this being accomplished, and what would the impact be on millions of families across the country? >> well, as you can expect, every plan has its pluses and minuses. the cruz plan is a very different sort of plan. it is a flat tax type of plan, and for individuals, he lowers top tax rates down to 10%. so everybody pay a flat rate of 10% and that would give your typical family like ours here about a $1600 tax cut over the year. the good news, it boosts econ

scott: this thawing, though, of cold war strategies, is not just for show according to general ben hodgesthe head of u.s. army forces in europe. he supports a plan for a constant and dramatically increased presence. in what would be the biggest u.s. deployment to eastern europe since the cold war -- some 250 tanks and fighting appartus, more than 1500 wheeled vehicles, like humvees, and the most important number, 4200 u.s. soldiers. one monumental show of strength. and thes of a louder voice to have on their side than american firepower. what we're seeing on this side of the border with u.s. forces is reportedly taking place on the russian side as well, with moscow mobilizing its men and weapons systems. for troops in the baltic states trying to deter a russian invasion, the arrival of even this small number of u.s. troops is like the cavalry coming to the rescue. >> everybody sees that, that's good. very happy, i think, yeah, i am actually, we can cooperate with you. scott: while some call true battle highly unlikely, plenty contend that's not the point. russia has roots in the ukraine a