after-hours. liz: they beat on top line with revenue. they are giving guidance slightly below year-over-year. but the fact is investors like it. david: watch cisco tomorrow. to see if it holds on 7% gains. "the willis report" is next. gerri: hello, everybody, i'm gerri willis. right now on "the willis report," president obama calls for more spending and higher taxes to fix our aging infrastructure. >> do a better job rebuilding our road, rebuilding our bridges. gerri: but what is happening to the tens of billions of dollars already being spent? our special report a user's guide to real estate. people are making big money again flipping hopes. where there's a will, there is a way. how to score the perfect retirement touchdown with nfl wide receiver andrew hawkins. we're watching out for you on "the willis report." gerri: our top story tonight, liberals turning on obamacare as

corporate america continues cutting jobs to deal with the law's unintended consequences the urban institute, a left-leaning think tank, says obama should scrap a key component of the law all together, employer mandate. backers of obamacare take the think tank seriously but will they take this controversial suggestion to heart now? we have washington correspondent peter barnes with the very latest. peteer? >> gerri, that's right. the urban institute published this paper that the government could eliminate the employer mandate without reducing health care coverage that much nationally. the mandate says any company with more than 50 full-time employees who work at least 30 hours a week must provide health insurance for them or face penalties. 9 institute says that requirement has been creating labor market distortions like pushing companies to higher fewer workers or reduce their hours. it site cites plans by

lands' end, regal entertainment and seaworld to name a few, to reduce hours of part-time workers to less than 30 a week because of the mandate. other obamacare provisions are more important to increasing health insurance coverage. quote, the individual mandate, together with the medicaid expansion and income related subsidies is critical to expanding coverage under the aca, the affordable care act. the employer mandate is not. one analyst says the report could give democrats and the administration, which already delayed the employer mandate twice, a green light to change it or delay it again especially with the slow job creation we've been seeing ahead of the congressional midterm elections. >> this report of the urban institute gives people the cover necessary in order to decide to make changes to the law that frankly i think a lot of people know need to be made. >> the institute says ending the

employer mandate would net-net, reduce coverage for just 200,000 people by 2016, out of 250 million covered through their employer, gerri. gerri: peter, i got to tell you, it is not just about expanding coverage. we also have to pay for this darn thing, right? i get the sense that this is about giving democrats cover for the election. what do you say? >> well, that is exactly what height analytics thinks and you're absolutely right on this point because the institute says that one consequence of eliminating the employer mandate would be $50 billion less in tax penalties paid by, excuse me, penalties paid by employers to the government for not carrying, not providing their health insurance to their employees. so it, without it, it would increase the deficit. gerri: wow. you just can't get away from it, can you. >> no. gerri: this thing is expensive.

peter, thank you. >> okay. gerri: well the employer mandate may not matter in terms of coverage but will taxpayers have to pick up the tab if it's gone? with more on this, paul howard, senior fellow at the manhattan institute. welcome back to the show, paul, so, employer mandate, to define it one more time, if you're employer and have 50 or more employees you have to pay for coverage or 2,000-dollar per employee charge to cover. what would happen if the mandate was axed? >> the thinking on this if the mandate is axed, people who already provide coverage for employees for competitive reasons will probably keep offering it. it is small and mid-sized businesses who might not want to expand to 51 because of the mandate or cutting hours or pizza delivery people to get them below. it is covering small and medium-sized businesses from being hit by mandate.

gerri: what we're being told right now there is no big impact but do you think over time it could become a bigger group? the big question can we pay for obamacare without it? >> i get rid of mandate all together. it is destroying the job market. can we get rid of it. $46 billion estimated by cbo. that is lot of money. you can grow back to the subsidies, 400% of the poverty level. 300% lower it less money out of taxpayers profits. get rid of more gold-plated plans and bring it down and encourage choice and competition. that lowers the cost to the federal treasury. gerri: nothing is as it seems, right? first of all this would be the health care cost curb. no. health care costs are rising. premiums are up. costs are up across the board. the thing is not paying for itself. $1.2 trillion over a decade. can't keep your doctor or your insurance and rules change all the time. it is such a muddy mess right now. if you take away the mandate,

what is this thing we're looking at? >> you're looking medicaid expansion and new class of subsidies. that is what it boils down to, spending more taxpayer coverage. off% in california more than covered by medicaid, more than one billion dollars the state will be on hook for from a medicaid effect just for people signing up for coverage under old eligibility rules. gerri: that is shocker, california can't pay for it either. this is state that wanted to support it. jerry brown, oops, we have the numbers wrong. how can they be so far off? >> wishful thinking a little bit. we knew there were very large numbers of people signed up for medicaid if they had to get health care and go to the emergency room and get it. these people not very high value for them because of the law they're coming out of woodwork and signing up and taxpayers will be on the hook. gerri: funny liberals figure out, oh we'll lose some jobs here. the jobs market will suffer if we don't do something because of obamacare. >> midterm election has ability to focus the mind. >> i think so too.

paul, thanks for being on. great to have you here. >> my pleasure. gerri: well, the federal government comes to new york. president obama was in new york today to push for more spending on highways and bridges to pay for the $300 billion plan the president wants to raise taxes on already overtaxed drivers. with more, mattie did you have letter with americans for tax reform. mattie, great to have you here. i feel like i'm already paying a lot of money for roads. there is federal stacks taxes. there are the state taxes. we've had spending go up 28% in 10 years. where is this money going? >> right. and the president talking about spending on transportation conveniently gives him an opportunity to talk about his budget and tax plan which goes right after energy producers, which goes after the job creators in this country, trying to sock them with more taxes to pay for his own agenda. where the money is going not on highways. we've been hearing for years the highway trust fund will be bankrupt and that is the case

but because we spend anywhere from 30 to 40% of those highway fund on things that have nothing to do with drivers. we spend them on transit projects. gerri: like what? >> spend them on transit projects which the left loves because of unholy alliance between greeneys and labor unions who get the job. because of labor laws at federal level all the construction projects cost 10 to 30% more because they're required to have negotiated labor contracts that cost more than they would if privately bid in the private sector without labor unions. gerri: let me stop you there. you put a lot on the table. >> all right, gerri. gerri: let's talk about it. you mentioned the davis bacon act. columbia university, found the tappen z bridge, where the president was, costs were up over 30% because of paying labor work work. why haven't we rethought this? this law was passed 35 years ago. >> right. gerri: isn't it time since we're cash-strapped as nation, has to be a priority, highways should

be priority, isn't it time to rethink that? >> absolutely this just doesn't apply to transportation projects but particularly previous lent talking about -- prevalent when we're talking about the shovel ready jobs that the administration talks about and that politicians stand in front of. shovel-ready doesn't actually translate into economic improvement into wall jobs. gerri: he admitted it himself you have to say. i want to read you something from a gao report from june 2009. here is what they said about where the transportation highway money is going, during fiscal years 2004 and 2008, four agencies within the department of transportation obligated $78 billion in highway transportation fund, monies for purposes other than construction and maintenance of bridges. pretty flowers. mowing. i mean, come on! these are just honey pots anybody can get their hand into. >> right. the highway trust fund for all

intents and purpose as political slush fund for politicians to bring pork home to their district the and stand in front of the train museum they get to build with highway funds. new transit or railroad station they get to build or bike path as lot of highway funding goes towards. these are projects that politicians really like, appease the left, that go toward urban democrat bases because they offer so many great photo-ops. gerri: that is absolutely true. look, you know, the federal highway tax, gas tax is 18.4 cents t has been that way for couple decade. a lot of the left says you have to raise that i'm paying state taxes. look at total taxes, federal and state combined in states across the country. new york, california, hawaii, these folks are paying a lot. and this is a real world tax. this isn't a tax that you can avoid somehow. >> correct. gerri: if you're going to work, going church, taking kids to school, whatever you're doing you will pay that tax.

seems to me the idea that we have to put more money into this, just doesn't work. what is a better solution? >> absolutely. and the president's plan would increase corporate income taxes on energy producers who are already bearing the burden of all of those costs. so all we'll be doing with the president's plan increasing cost of energy, making it more expensive to be able to drive your car, which of course the president's plan still relies on those revenues. so it's a double-edged sword for him. when he wants to increase cost for being a driver and people who fund the road. but wants to take the money, make it more expensive through labor contract laws and use it on transit programs, not plow it back into the highways he is pretending he needs to fix. gerri: very complicated problem but i got to tell you, i'm over the potholes. i want them fixed. >> i'm with you too, gerri. gerri: now we want to know what you think. here's our question tonight. is raising taxes the answer to our infrastructure woes? log on to gerriwillis.com. vote on the right-hand side of the screen. i will share the results at the

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gerri: where there's a way there is a way and tonight it's the ultimate story of the underdog overcoming the odds. former bengals wide receiver andrew hawkins has been required by the cleveland browns in a multimillion-dollar deal, arguably one of fastest players on roster and the shortest at five seven. but fast, oh, boy. hawkins didn't break into the nfl conventional way. the star wideout for the browns is here with us with an inspirational story. thank you for coming on. great to see you. how does it feel to be with the

browns? >> it feels good. it feels good. excited to be here. actually where it all started. getting excited about last year's season and building upon next year. gerri: i was shocked how fast you were. you can move. no wonder they picked you up. i know your story is amazing and you had to leave the country to get into the nfl. you went to the montreal aloe wets. tell us what happened from there and how you managed this trek, this very arduous trek. >> well i went to the cfl, like you said in the canadian football league. coming out of college, i didn't get picked up. and one thing led to another. i was able to get to canada and parlay that into an opportunity in the nfl. gerri: you went to cincinnati, right? >> uh-huh. gerri: but you also as i understand it, you had a hard time with the nfl lockout. what happened there? >> well, i signed a contract. just as luck would have it, the nfl lockout shortly followed.

i wasn't able to go in there in the off-season to prove my worth. when the lockout ended i was one of the first people released from the st. louis rams. i thank god the cincinnati bengals picked me up off of waivers and fav me opportunity. gerri: you must feel like you won the lottery now. your contract is something like $13 million. how did somebody, like you, react to that? now you're not 21. you're not like one of the young kids in the draft. you're 28. are you going to plan? what is your gameplan for all this stuff? >> i think at age i'm at now in the nfl i can plan towards my retirement. tough for junk players that are not first round draft picks or some of those big money guys because what happens a lot of time you have to keep that money liquid because the nfl is such a, you know, wishy-washy business you might not have a job next year. you may need money to transition. now that i have my pretty big deal i can focus on retirement

and life after football. gerri: you're right about wishy-washy. you don't know what will happen. you experienced that first-hand but wow, what a great turn-around story and how exciting for you. now you told us that you're going to do something fairly conservative with the money. but you know what? you're only 28. you could put it, i know that is not young for a football player but young for an investor. so you could put it all in stocks. will you do that? >> well i try not to be too risky. i think the problem you have a lot of times with football players they get a little risky with their money. i think that leads to problems down the line. my thing is being a little more conservative. safe or secure bond or invest in companies that are, you know, have a long history of being around and aren't as risky and i figure you can gambles once you get your gains out of the market. for the money you get playing, to start out before you get too crazy you have to learn what is going on first around be a little conservative. gerri: you thought it through, you definitely have. tell me about your future plans.

what is next for you? what do you see happening around the corner? >> well, besides, helping the cleveland browns, get better every year, you know i'm looking to reeducate or educate myself more and research investing and just learn more because, just like football, you can't get into the nfl without research and know what is going on. i don't think it is smart to jump into the market or do anything like that without knowing what will go on. i will research that and get my master's degree sometimes in the near future. gerri: in what? i know sports marketing. i know columbia has a great program. i may need a recommendation. gerri: come down to new york. it's a great program. andrew, appreciate your time. >> thank you for having me. gerri: great stuff, wow. later in the show we'll hear from one former nfl player why so many professional athletes are not as smart as andrew and they end up going broke. >> and their bosses are not doing enough to stop it.

we answer the question, how do you do that? are you finally, finally buying a new car? how to get the best price on that new car. stay with us. we asked people a question, how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going have to rethink this thing. it's hard to imagin how much we'll need for a retirement that could last 3years or mor so maybe we need to approach things dferently, if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪

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fingertips, negotiating it is not that big of a deal. is it still tough to negotiate for a car? >> people really dislike negotiating but you're quite right in saying that the game has changed quite a bit. there is new era of transparency. so when people go into a negotiate now into a dealership they're armed with a lot more information and probably a lot more accurate information than ever before. gerri: let's work through your list how you get the best deal on the car. you say first start by comparing prices on the make and model you want to buy. how do you do that? >> well, again that's little bit easier than it used to be too. it used to require footwork going from car lot to car lot physically. generally all dealerships are set up to receive internet quotes and very often what you can do, work through the internet manager and can request a quote on a model of the car that you're interested in and then when you have maybe a handful of we'll say, three to five quotes, better not to do

too many because you will get overwhelmed, three to five quotes you realize what the price is in your area at that time. the thing is, most dealerships realize that it's a very competitive marketplace. so they will generally hit with you a pretty good price right up front to get your business. gerri: you also say check pricing guides. when does that come in? >> well, really when you're trying to budget what car you should buy, get a quick idea what you're going to have to pay for your car as you probably already know, sticker price is usually way above what you're going to have to actually pay for the car. when you factor in incentives, sometimes that price can be quite a bit lower. so, it's a good idea to either do that as first step or once you begin getting into your price quotes in from the dealerships. gerri: you mentioned incentives. isn't this just a game, really, with the incentives? if they give you big incentives and they bring up the price of something else? how does it work? >> no, incentives are a very

real thing and car shoppers are, you know, it is a good idea to check them before you begin pricing and as i mentioned your budgeting too. incentives are very powerful tool for the auto manufacturers to sweeten the deal for people. and then the key is, there is really several types of incentives. you can get zero or low percent financing which can be very good in terms of offsetting interest costs. but also, another thing is the cash-back that most people are very familiar with. and then there are lease specials which are becoming very popular these days. now on top of that, i also have to give you an insider tip which is that they also have what they call dealer cash which is not advertised. and this is something come into play in the deal. gerri: -- is that what you mean? >> yes, that's what i mean. they call it cash on the hood. very often knot advertised but there are sites on internet included where you find out what's available. and this is actually extra money

given from the manufacturer to th make these deals happen. gerri: okay. so i want to put you on spot before you go. as a woman in the marketplace, i always feel like they're coming for me. they have decided that they will make their monthly nut by what they end up charging me for the car. am i wrong? >> you as a woman or you just as a shopper? gerri: yes. no, me as a woman. i think chicks get a raw deal. that's what i'm saying. >> you know, i've heard this many times before and i really don't believe it. i've met some women that do the car shopping for the family that are very tough negotiators. gerri: i'm not talking about whether women are smart or not. i'm not talking about whether women are smart or not. i'm talk r talking about if they get targeted by salespeople? >> well, you are putting me on the spot here completely right about that. like i say, my fall back

position to say i hear there's quite a lot. i would say that i'm going to dodge your question a little bit by saying good dealerships won't do that. gerri: good dealerships won't, which means there are some that will. phil, thank you very much. thanks for coming on. >> thank you. gerri: well, time now for a look at stories you're clicking tonight on foxbusiness.com. stocks ending lower as the dow and s&p fuld back from their record highs. the stocks are weighed down by home-building stocks. new survey by deloitte over 90% of the consumers say they won't spend more money even if the economy improves. while a spike in food costs is causing companies as chipolte and mcdonald's to raise prices. interested in buying google glass? for the second time in ant mo folks can purchase a pair for $1500 ahead of a full rollout late they are year. google is warning technology is still new and there might be a few kinks. more americans are saying i

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estate. perhaps no better example than the real estate market. ♪ the energy boom fuels record wholesales in houston. prices had just hit an all-time high and inventory is at a low. only 2.six months worth of almost compared to five months of amatory national a. prices have shot up 7 percent over the past year. the average price of the house is a little over to a hundred $70,000. the median prices were under 95,000. that is not the only market ostin is a little trendy he thinks that capital is a little overvalued. >> we monitor markets relative to fundamental

price level and with the income growth and when it deviates significantly it is not sustainable. gerri: housing in houston and north of $1 million has double-digit growth. gerri: not all jobs focus around energy to the biggest employers are in health care have you heard of flipping? it is a back as a quick way to make a fast buck and the number of homes being purchased the inflict are down at 3.7% the profits are up. said year to weigh in as the real-estate expert michael and cheryl cassone. 30 percent is a profit you can make is this an easy way to make 30 percent? >> yes. that data is on target because of big investment

firms are out of the flip big business but americans are a and making more money because prices have been jumping. 30% on average. gerri: michael, i cannot believe it is so easy. >> it actually makes me angry when i see some of those reports that talks about the gigantic profits. in pittsburgh we showed average of holmes prior to flipping at $54,000 and after flipping 103,000 showing a profit of $49,000. that is not inaccurate picture because according to organizations that put the data together that does not include the amount of money it cost to renovate or carried up property.

>> i disagree. the average purchase price is 183 grand. $40,000 that is not agree to return on investment? there is a lot of do-it-yourself. i have been doing it for years. is not that tough. >> i have never been able to flip a property at $47 a specially of the category of 185,000 to. if it needs a blue followed there is the of $4,000. painting is 2500 it is not so simple. gerri: we have a big disagreement. you have done it and successfully what is the key to make the most important thing is know the area if you have never been to miami florida don't think you will flip homes there. you have to know the neighborhood and that context and a the

neighborhood. number two. make sure you have proper financing. with interest rates up 4% you can do that. also if you have good friends or relationships you can trust to do it together. i have had it good experience with my flips. gerri: what is the downside risk? she outlined what could work in your favor about what do you watch out for? >> i have also done many properties myself and it is very profitable. anybody can do it if you know, what to watch out for. make your money before you buy it. if you have an idea of the market you go into do not over capitalize our undercapitalized or spend more money that your neighborhood would bear. it is about your budget. i call it the 20/20 buffer

it will cost 20 percent more and take 20 percent longer civic make sure you do the kitchen and the bathroom. gerri: how did you get started? >> i did refers house when i was 22. my family helped me out ty was living in arizona. there was a lot of great deal sam properties. gerri: that is a great market. >> i was very successful this was when i was in the '90s. but to mentioned pittsburgh the top market is pittsburg it a national survey of the top-10 markets philly, a seattle, detroit, do you disagree? >> i completely agree. people will find it is easier to flip in markets where prices are still a little under the national average. i am from philadelphia.

it is a great place i of the big proponent clearly i approach the book -- wrote to the book. gerri: thanks for coming. >> my pleasure. gerri: here is what you are tweeting about tonight. is raising taxes the answer to the infrastructure? >> we are taxed enough already. >> no. the fed does not belong in this role the states and local should do this themselves. star of the fed. >> raising taxes cannot be the solution to every problem. let's fix the tax code. >> the answer is to stop using the money that is already collected for infrastructure on other entitlements. here are emails about the poll question yesterday how much cash do you carry? >> $10.

you are doing a great job of fox - - fox business. >> my husband and i are retired baby boomers to pay cash for everything. we ran our own business 30 years we found a buyer five years ago for all cash. personal discipline is the key. we carried up to $500. i have enjoyed the features. >> and writing about the keystone pipeline, if anyone believes the administration will give the go-ahead i have unicorns for sale at half price. gerri: send me an e-mail at gerriwillis.com. marco rubio says he has a plan to fix the retirement system but does it hold weight? and your consumer gauge. critically important. we will be right back.

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gerri: while we look to retirement one florida senator marco rubio is looking down pennsylvania avenue as he just introduced a plan to fix the retirement system but is aggressive enough and how new are the ideas anyway? the ceo and founder, first of the elements to put everybody on the congress retirement plan and eliminate the 12.4% payroll tax and gradually increase the retirement age. what grade did you give him? >> d.

the reality is and we don't need another retirement vehicle we have plenty of plans available. ant that 401k plan the profit sharing and the list goes on. with social security that is a very aggressive proposal. gerri: you talk about the payroll tax? >> if you continue working after the conventional retirement age after 65 so that is a big difference. how much? >> that is as a matter of take-home income for those that it is affecting. it is a nice gesture but i don't know if it will move the needle.

gerri: so none of these will make a big difference? is that what you are saying? >> unfortunately yes. the good news is that senator rubio is aware we have challenges with retirement for paribas. gerri: people have been talking about it for years. it is everywhere. you find out social security is not funded beyond next year. >> is sound like he is just politicizing the issue. it is just heat? >> i could not have said it better. [laughter] gerri: this is the idea that people like to beat up on. but to get though will of congress is tough.

would congress move on any plan to fix social security? >> no. that would be perceived as a tax increase. but a little-known fact in order to keep social security solvent over 75 years if we raise the payroll tax by 1.3% on employer and employee be a good fix it for that period but they do not have the will to do so because that is an increase. gerri: great to hear from you. coming up later they get millions of dollars of contracts and endorsements but why so many sports players go bankrupt. next. for 33 years i chose to keep smoking... ...because it was easier to smoke than it was to quit. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise.

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gerri: you would be shocked at the number of athletes that are bankrupt or in financial crisis just a few years after ending their athletic careers. former vikings player, chris thank you for being here. i am shocked 78% the proportion of nfl players who are paying crept within two years of retirement? why is this happening? >> it is not so much a problem of the nfl but society that we don't teach financial planning to our kids or college courses where financial courses and athletes don't take these courses they don't know how to plan long term.

gerri: would you have no idea how to put it to work for you? >> they don't think it is my entire life earnings over five years but i need to amortize that out and not spend it all at once. gerri: water players to win with their money? >> there are those with long-term investment putting into 401k or stock market but they buy houses and cars and things that don't appreciate very well if you come from the background where you don't understand if no one tells you how do you do that? gerri: maybe the nfl should take a little more responsibility. >> they run them at least

once a year. it makes the nfl look bad. to say you're the because 70 percent? so they try to make you aware but you were talking 21 and 22 year olds. those are not the best listening audiences. gerri: tell us your story real able to take care of your family? >> i don't know how long i will be in the league and this is an ice paycheck that will have to last me the rest of my life. if you are careful you can make it last for a long time but that means being the appropriate with your spending habits not buying multiple houses or cars but this is a long-term investment. gerri: 420,000, 510,000,

600,000, 6 90,000, that adds up quickly. it is hard to convince someone who is 21 to set aside money. that is not an easy argument because most are not setting aside of monday's. >> think of the odds you have peaked to get there in the first place. 1% of 1%. so you have the mind set already and it makes it difficult to look for a long-term perspective we should look at colleges and schools that if you make it this needs to be what you do and approached this as a long-term investment. gerri: thank you for coming on the show, chris. >> thanks for having me. gerri: the answer to the question of the day is raising taxes the answer to infrastructure problems?

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