Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses key elements of Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s tax plan. Kokai offered these comments during the Sept. 9, 2015, edition of Time Warner Cable News’ “Capital Tonight.”
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