Subject: Re: Tax hit for Chris Hayes
From: Betsaida Alcantara <[email-masked]>
To: Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>
Cc: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:53:42 -0500

h/t to Mandy for edits.

*SURCHARGE ON MILLIONAIRES*

*Tell me about YOUR new tax proposal.*

·        As you know Chris, right now, the super-wealthy and big
corporations use every trick in the book to game the system and avoid
paying billions of dollars in taxes.  It’s not right.

·        So today, I proposed adding a new “fair share surcharge” on
multi-millionaires and closing loopholes to make it harder to game the
system.  (I’m also pushing for the Buffett Rule, which sets a minimum rate
for those at the top, and other reforms like closing the carried interest
loophole that allows some hedge fund managers to pay a lower rate than
teachers or a nurses.)

·        I’m proposing every idea I can to finally make those at the top
actually pay their fair share.

·        That’s going to be a big difference in this campaign.  When you
look at what the Republican candidates are proposing –  it’s
unbelievable. Trillions of dollars in new tax breaks to those at the
top.  Trickle down economics all over again.

·        On the Democratic side, I am the only candidate who has committed
to raising middle class *incomes*, not middle class taxes.

*How is this different from what other Democrats are proposing. They tax
the rich too, right?*

·        Well, I am the only candidate who has proposed a surcharge on
multimillionaires and the only one committed to NOT taxing the middle class.

·        Senator Sanders, Governor O’Malley, and I share a lot of the same
values and goals.  But we *do* have differences.

·        I’m a progressive who likes to get things done. I’ve laid out how
I’m going to pay for everything I’m proposing.

·        I’m concerned that Senator Sanders has taken a different
approach.  His agenda would add 18 to 20 trillion dollars in new federal
spending, but he hasn’t explained how he’d pay for it.  That’s a big risk,
because it’s hard to make the arithmetic add up any other way than a big
tax increase on middle class families.  I don’t think that’s the right
choice .

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]> wrote:

>
> I am fine on the substance but this seems a little long and a little hard
> to say in conversation.  Do I have a few minutes to edit for you?
>
> *Mandy Grunwald*
> *Grunwald Communications*
> *202 973-9400 <202%20973-9400>*
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>
> To: Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
> Cc: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>; John Podesta <
> [email-masked]>; Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>;
> Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>; Robby Mook <
> [email-masked]>; Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>;
> Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>; Betsaida Alcantara <
> [email-masked]>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 11, 2016 4:03 pm
> Subject: Re: Tax hit for Chris Hayes
>
> Should we add the 1.62 a week line Podesta suggested?
>
> Small thing but, I might say "he hasn't been able to show how he's gonna
> pay for it" rather than explained because didn't they put out a whole chart
> showing how they pay?
>
> Otherwise I'm good.
>
> On Jan 11, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> I think this is good.
>
> Plus Betsaida.
>
> *From:* Dan Schwerin [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 11, 2016 3:50 PM
> *To:* John Podesta <[email-masked]>; Jake Sullivan <
> [email-masked]>; Jennifer Palmieri <
> [email-masked]>; Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>;
> Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>; Robby Mook <
> [email-masked]>; Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>;
> Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Tax hit for Chris Hayes
>
> HRC is going to call into Chris Hayes' show this afternoon to do her tax
> hit.  How does this look to you guys?
>
> ·      Right now, the super-wealthy and big corporations are using every
> trick in the book to game the system and avoid paying billions in taxes.
> It’s wrong, and it’s bad for our economy. We can’t have one tax system for
> those at the top and another one for everyone else.
>
> ·      So today, I proposed adding a new “fair share surcharge” on
> multi-millionaires and closing loopholes to make it harder to game the
> system.  I’m also pushing for the Buffett Rule, which sets a minimum rate
> for those at the top, and other reforms like closing the carried interest
> loophole that allows some hedge fund managers to pay a lower rate than a
> teacher or a nurse.
>
> ·      When it comes to taxes, there’s a clear choice in this election.
> Republicans candidates are promising huge new giveaways to the wealthiest
> Americans.  And on the Democratic side, I am the only candidate pledging to
> raise middle class incomes, not middle class taxes.
>
> ·      You know, Senator Sanders, Governor O’Malley, and I share a lot of
> the same values and goals.  We both want to make the economy work for
> everyone, not just those at the top.  And the differences between us pale
> compared to what we see on the other side.  But we *do* have differences.
>
> ·      I’m a progressive who likes to get things done.  I measure every
> policy by whether it’s going to actually make life better for working
> families.  And I’ve laid out how I’m going to pay for everything I’m
> proposing by making the wealthy pay their fair share.
>
> ·      Senator Sanders has a different approach.  His agenda would add 18
> to 20 trillion dollars in new federal spending, but he hasn’t explained how
> he’d pay for it.  That’s a big risk, because it’s hard to make the
> arithmetic add up any other way than a big tax increase on middle class
> families.  I don’t think that’s the right choice when incomes for most
> people have barely budged in years.
>
> ·      I like and respect Senator Sanders quite a lot, but I’m concerned
> that some of his ideas run the risk of hurting rather than helping.  So I
> look forward to debating these differences in the campaign.
>
>

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