UNIDENTIFIED MAN: The reason why I ask you about the American dream, I mean, I've worked hard. I'm a plumber.
OBAMA: Appreciate that.
MAN: You know, I work 10, 12 hours a day.
OBAMA: Absolutely.
MAN: And I'm, you know, buying this company. I'm going to continue to work that way. Now, if I buy another truck and add something else to it and, you know, build the company.
OBAMA: Right.
MAN: You know, I'm getting taxed more and more for fulfilling the American dream.
OBAMA: I'm going to cut back taxes a little bit more for the folks who are most in need and will, for the 5% of the folks who are doing very well, even though they've been working hard and I understand that, I appreciate that. I just want to make sure that they're paying a little bit more in order to pay for those other tax cuts. Now, I respect the disagreement, but I just want you to be clear, it's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance at success, too.
