host: we will get a response from the christian weller. guest: throwing around these buzzwords, if they mean it -- they do not mean anything to real people. important point here is that there are ways to generate more revenue without taxing somebody who makes $60,000. that is clear. when you look at what is on the table, you need to close loopholes for corporations, taking back some tax credits that simply do not do anything for economic growth, treating income of hedge fund managers and private equity managers the same as my income and your income. those kinds of measures would not hurt you, they would not hurt 99% of america. they would not hurt economic growth, but they will ultimately allow the government to maintain the programs that people value. they will maintain social security, veterans benefits, medicare, medicaid, education, and so forth. we need to be very mindful about when we talk about spending and tax increases, we're talking about real people. there are ways to be smarter about spending and there are ways about being smar

host: we will get a response from the christian weller.st: throwing around these buzzwords, if they mean it -- they do not mean anything to real people. important point here is that there are ways to generate more revenue without taxing somebody who makes $60,000. that is clear. when you look at what is on the table, you need to close loopholes for corporations, taking back some tax credits that simply do not do anything for economic growth, treating income of hedge fund managers and private equity managers the same as my income and your income. those kinds of measures would not hurt you, they would not hurt 99% of america. they would not hurt economic growth, but they will ultimately allow the government to maintain the programs that people value. they will maintain social security, veterans benefits, medicare, medicaid, education, and so forth. we need to be very mindful about when we talk about spending and tax increases, we're talking about real people. there are ways to be smarter about spending and there are ways about being smart ab

host: we will get a response from the christian weller. guest: throwing around these buzzwords, if they mean it -- they do not mean anything to real people. important point here is that there are ways to generate more revenue without taxing somebody who makes $60,000. that is clear. when you look at what is on the table, you need to close loopholes for corporations, taking back some tax credits that simply do not do anything for economic growth, treating income of hedge fund managers and private equity managers the same as my income and your income. those kinds of measures would not hurt you, they would not hurt 99% of america. they would not hurt economic growth, but they will ultimately allow the government to maintain the programs that people value. they will maintain social security, veterans benefits, medicare, medicaid, education, and so forth. we need to be very mindful about when we talk about spending and tax increases, we're talng about real people. there are ways to be smarter about spending and there are ways about being smart

host: we will get a response from the christian weller.: throwing around these buzzwords, if they mean it -- they do not mean anything to real people. important point here is that there are ways to generate more revenue without taxing somebody who makes $60,000. that is clear. when you look at what is on the table, you need to close loopholes for corporations, taking back some tax credits that simply do not do anything for economic growth, treing income of hedge fund managers and private equity managers the same as my income and your income. those kinds of measures would not hurt you, they would not hurt 99% of america. they would not hurt economic growth, but they will ultimately allow the government to maintain the programs that people value. they will maintain social security, veterans benefits, mecare, medicaid, education, and so forth. we need to be very mindful out when we talk about spending and tax increases, we're talking about real people. there are ways to be smarter about spending and there are ways about being smart about the

. >> mark zandi and christian weller, thanks both of you. >>> you know, someone we interview all thetly, it's a difficult period. we've tried everything. why don't they do more. we've tried everything. >> if it were a magic bullet it would have been fired by now. >> i think people forget how deep the recession was. >> you're right. >> and what pressy pated all this. we forget what happened in 2008. >> it was bad. >> really bad. >> and still plague playing out. the people who feel it are us, not the people arguing in washington. >> influence over it but you feel it. >> coming up next, poor people of all races across the united states say they've been forgotten and ignored and specifically, some black americans are starting to wonder out loud if support for president obama is going against their own interests. so two radio hosts traveling across the country putting the spotlight on those hit hardest by the recession called the poverty tour. it's no coincidence it started in president obama's hometown. tavis smiley, cornell west, after the break. in small continuous amounts. only one ca

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