host: seth hanlon?: yes, unfortunately, i believe that the wealthy and those who have been more fortunate should pay taxes. what this bill is about, fixing the ways in which the tax system really fails to fulfill that goal. we mentioned one way before, with the, you know, mega ira tax shelter, and then also with the, you know, the form of taxation of capital gains. so, i mean, we should with these tax increases in perspective with the enormous increase in income and wealth inequality of the united states. that is the backdrop of this legislation. the wealth of the top 1% has grown by $23 trillion over the last 10 years. we are talking about $2 trillion of tax increases over the next 10 years. so it is certainly something that the wealthy and the rich can handle, and these are just important steps forward to fulfilling that principle. the wealthy should pay more. host: this debate that we are having this morning, you are going to hear a lot more about it on capitol hill this week, including this afternoo