Tax Policy Center's Howard Gleckman, President Barack Obama's proposal would actually raise taxes on the top 0.1 percent by seven percentage points, from 32.8 percent to 39.7 percent.

"Bottom line: A typical household may pay a few bucks more or less if Obama gets his way on taxes," Gleckman wrote. "The only exception: those who make more than about $300,000, who'd on average probably get a big enough tax hike to notice."

Ryan continued: "I think this divisive rhetoric is fairly--is divisive. I think it's troubling. Sowing class envy and social unrest is not what we do in America."

"You think that's what the president's doing?" Gregory asked.

"I think the president is doing that," Ryan insisted. "I think he's preying on the emotions of fear, envy, and anger, and that is not constructive to unifying America. I think he's broken his promise as a uniter, and now he's dividing people. And to me, that's very unproductive. That's not who we are in America."