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Where it was. theres an alternative minimum tax that continues to be index to inflation. and we need to make sure we dont cut spending programs that a lot of businesses rely on. >> but these people where these two big issues dont affect them, what are they concerned with? >> they are concerned about the fiscal cliff. they do want compromise, as you said. a majority of this segment, they really make a household income under the $250,000 mark that the president has put forth as a compromise in ter...

Only 3% of the businesses actually pay with rates so we need target fiscal policies to keep money in the hands of consumers. you know, the payroll taxes affect people. the alternative middle-income tax needs to be fix and we need to make sure we dont cut spending programs that a lot of businesses rely on. >> for these people, where these two big issues dont really affect them, what are their concerns going forward? >> theyre concerned with the fiscal cliff because the majority of americans pay t...

We have seen them run the deficit . medicare. when you see the american people paying on average. 115 million a year and getting something 300 mill or 300,000, benefits in their life. we have to do something about the fee for service program and get it a defined benefit and we have to reform and preserve mandatory spending programs. >> one of the things you are best at as a communicator of the republican party. what do you tell people who are worried about republicans or democrats might do in co...

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Lobbyists. >> if a member has a troop of lobbyists coming through thinks office every single day its still up to them to say no but they love to say yes. they absolutely love to say yes. you want something, i want to give it to you because i need your vote. they have to learn to say no a lot zbloochbh there are so many advocates with so much need. this woman is upset about the governors cut. >> i am a nurse, he will not give me a voice to advocate for them. >> john: she says budget cuts are raci...

House ready to make a deal on the debt ceiling. jim angle has an update. >> president obama told reporters he is calling voters to the white house for another round of talks seeking what balan a balanced approach. >> we need to look at spending fon defense programs entitlement programs and we need to take on spending in the tax code, spending on certain tax breaks and deductions for the wealthyest of americans. >> they need trillions in savings they didnt specify further. they need to invest in ...

The advocates of small, specific spending programs. >> congressman jeff flake, a rare breed in congress. actual budget cuts to resist the lobbyists. they make such a good case, patients are going to lose health care. you must be cruel to resist this. >> thats the argument that i always make, there will he always be somebody coming into your office asking for more money. >> teachers. >> avoid having budget cuts in housing. >> how do you say no? >> i appreciate your issue and it is a good cause yo...

To throw them out of office because theyve made life uncomfortable for us? >> well you know, i think its, this comes at a very interesting time. theres a lot of reassessing going on about the question of these automatic spending programs. we used to say, when i first started covering politics, that social security was a third rail. if you touched it, you died. now, generationally, theres clearly a shift here. people, younger people want to have their social security when they get older, they wan...