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Employers from getting new people. aren't those more serious problems than the sequester? >> well, certain live the end of the payroll tax cut is hurting americans because it means there is less money in their pockets and less money to spend in small businesses. less money to pend while they are shopping. that does have an impact on the economy no question about that look at the overall picture on the economy. we have made a lot of progress. the housing market is coming back, manufacturing is coming back. american auto industry is back. while you shouldn't focus on any individual month if we w...

A lot people will have trouble with that because some of the slowing is attributable to the increase in the payroll tax. taxes have an impact. to add more, that seems to be going in the wrong direction. >>chris: while the white house was blaming the sequester and republicans for pushing the sequester, a lost independent people, and you heard the concession from dan file -- pfiffer on this, and obamacare will kick in and a company with 50 employees you fall to the mandates but at 49 you don't so you do not have incentive to hire someone in. >> this has been the complaint of the republicans from...

Standpoi standpoint, it does mean a lot. amy may say $1,600 is not a lot. a middle class family who is struggling, it is a lot. that's what this moves underscores, the fact this democrats and this president want to do something to fix our budget woes and focus on the fact that right now the people who are -- who are suffering the most on their backs are middle class families and working class families whose programs are being cut by the sequester. >> not getting any mileage out of this. >> republicans have done nothing to fix this and this focuses on the president saying this is shared sacrifi...

>> greta: more than a month after the sequester took effect some members of congress pledging to give back portions of their salaries like senator lindsey graham. he tweets we should lead by example. i'm cutting my pay for 20% to empathize with those furloughed due to the sequestration. >> greta: you voted against the sequester. >> i did vote against it was stupid then and it is stupid now the across the board cuts but you it is what we are living with. >> greta: you are making a cut, you andor you staff? >> the choices were really simple. we had an 11% cut in january already and then 8.2% cut...

Not hitting their target, but the sequester, the man mandatory cuts are cutting into sales? >> point the finger at yourself. the sun is in your eyes, your shoes are untied, i'm certainly it's not your fault that you've lost money collectively since orville and wilber wright flew at kittyhawk. they're losing money left and right. our government is just as inept and-- >> they don't all lose money, contractors are scared, not flying as much. does it have much impact? >> the point about the airlines being a terrible industry, but partially to blame on the government and partially the payroll tax. ...