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Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) joins Alan to discuss the Congressional Progressive Caucus' alternative jobs plan.
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Linebacker Mike brooks congressman -- -- -- -- of Illinois the ninth district.
Thanks to -- and I was confident Christian problem area spicing up ninth congressional district.
What do you make of the loss of the democratic seat the ninth district in New York is you know and Republicans are going crazy on this but I don't think you're analyzing it properly.
Well you know the interesting thing is that the Democrats.
Lost every special election in 2006.
And we won back the house and we want.
-- special.
2010.
And locked them out.
And the -- this district -- gonna disappear and it you know obviously you want two to win.
You know not not a great thing.
With when new when when you lose but there's also a lot of particulate situations.
Yes there -- yeah yeah but I think they're going crazy on the right Zain when his greatest things -- journalism -- or their missed reading the whole thing.
-- let me -- ask you about the jobs plan the progressive caucus has a jobs plan is there's something wrong inherently with the Obama jobs plan.
Well no -- now.
You know what -- really not my ability.
Emergency job to mr.
the American DREAM Act is one of the other pieces -- Progressive Crockett.
Got.
Program.
We also have things like extending unemployment insurance for the 99 years which is really important -- people who brought out of there.
Unemployment insurance and there is to believe slaughter.
A really good trade a real player trade bill at.
Do what we wanted to stay in -- I think just about -- about that this thing the president that looked really good profit.
It I don't want to gratified that a number of things that have been in my.
And his bill.
That -- picked up the schools to use job -- hiring more.
Teachers and firefighters and cops and that kind of thing.
-- that there is more yet they can be done in order to put Americans to to work so.
We know it -- as productive that one of the functions the complaint.
Is to.
You know lay out -- bolder agenda.
And -- your bill is 227 billion his his 400 something so why George less than hints.
I'll let you know He is also includes -- tax cuts -- extension the would.
Payroll tax cut which I think is -- good -- it's mainly a yeah.
Middle income tax cut but you -- -- public -- -- would talking about.
I I get a kick out of that -- -- -- got the -- to come the middle class tax cut.
That's another -- really amazing they're so committed to the upper income.
I'm and then.
Both of incentive for for businesses -- there.
There's also this this tax repeat contact relief teams that took me the president bill but.
It only does put a lot of money into -- into direct jobs and it I think it's a bit simple concept that if you want to.
Create jobs well create jobs.
How do you pay for -- -- as -- get paid for.
Well I have also introduced a bill about what the fairness -- taxation act.
That does what Americans that we ought to be doing which is to tax millionaires and -- -- exactly new tax brackets I don't include the pay for it within the context of my bill.
But I could just that that.
You know I -- it is this other bill about the good way to do -- -- You know that the tax brackets and I created are -- are still lower than the top tax bracket.
During the Reagan administration people Americans have such short memories and that means we is that tax.
Which people a heck of a lot more right now they're the lowest tax rates Christian.
Since Harry Truman -- thank -- very least.
-- how does this or even Obama's plane get through congress the Republican House is it even feasible to think this could happen.
-- -- I mean that the Republicans certainly are ready you know you know debt and about it because equip their goal is to defeat.
-- -- not necessarily to -- the economy on the other hand that.
I don't.
Confidence in the president when He goes out and -- -- still around the the country.
And recommend to people that they actually call their member of congress contact there -- member of congress.
I think the pressure it's gonna have really be the the Republicans because this is so -- A partisan issue as the president pointed out -- it's fourteen months until the next election are Americans just spoke to sit there sit around and wait for jobs.
The protest and you get the banners of the world to -- -- random Tea Party years to come around and actually support this without that support can it get past.
-- dependent.
Maintain that her credibility.
If they.
Continue to be obstructionist.
Or debt -- I think maintained that -- they have credibility in front.
School of Batman someplace for the -- they have their credibility.
You know I had that I heard -- -- your collar and people watch -- Good luck that -- priority.
Debate -- candidates it it's horrifying to think those people aspire now.
To be president of the United States and there.
I mean.
Then and our people is an accident yeah.
I I think that.
-- it it is possible that the American people are gonna lose patience with the obstruction.
Of attitude -- -- -- now attitude.
The Republicans but in any case it is it's essential.
For the president for Democrats to lay out.
Credible vision of where we could be going.
Right now the U of U in the another thing to rightly doing crazy that is something you said.
On a Chicago radio show the Don wade and Roma show.
When US -- tell Americans how much should -- they be able to keep their dollar every dollar they are here's what happened.
You don't deserve to keep our -- and.
Not a question of deserving because what government is.
-- those things that we decide to do it together and there are many things that we decide to do together I think you need to pay your fair share.
In order to do the things that we decided.
Our national.
Priority and a -- where the firestorm that comment created when I am.
-- -- -- -- I mean you know this very idea that people it I think about that that people are outraged at the bit that the idea.
That they can't keep.
All.
-- the money that they earned that there's no obligation.
To the common good that's just me more likable and I'm at I'm.
You can't keep everything in and a society where we have policemen and firefighters.
And military that some of them love so much and you know.
What why do we never get death the line item on wars we never get told exactly which wars are gonna cost and nobody seems to question.
Well you know the defense budget -- that good thing.
But you know it and it's not it's it's also how how about.
The researchers at the National Institutes of Health looking for a cure for cancer.
You wanna pay a penny for that you know an important is that the people who inspector food the people who who -- -- roads.
That this idea that.
If somehow hack it 1% of tax is confiscation.
That any kind of a public program is a violation of one's independence and -- It is it and I I was surprised that it was such -- Hello I -- I -- allies in the you know I've met and I heard that you said that bush -- you're talking about is a fire the police the people the schools affect we have.
A public education -- -- be funding more of that.
And that people there there of what about the social responsibility you'll have to live it does take a village and yet people think they want to deny that.
And and and that did you know if it's -- un American I think.
That this idea that I guess now I know that -- Don and Roma you know it's all over the that the right wing.
Well that's a typical I don't their right wing -- or -- but then nothing out.
But the typical question is well what should you be allowed to -- keep how much would you pay what is the right -- wealth that varies depending upon.
Circumstances.
That the business cycle the financial cycle there's no one answer -- that question.
-- Cornell but you know that and that I was accused of trying to -- And they're to that question but should you be able to keep.
Every single penny that you -- the answer.
Unequivocally.
Is no in this society where we actually do have things -- there is such a thing -- the common good.
Is there any Everett is really about you know people keep talking about the flat tax in the fair tax -- -- I get calls on that every night is there any.
Value -- looking into those options to change the tax code.
What would it certainly in many ways that we can look at changing the tax -- but I think -- have to be.
Progressive when you talk about flat taxes that the percentage.
That is paid by lower income people out there -- -- com.
Is much -- here.
You know I think that we we absolutely need to look at the tax code mainly because it's so heavily favors.
And not by accident -- wealthiest people on our country right.
Have you presented -- comes to same percentage for everybody to it that's not really flat.
-- Evidence that the people are saying that -- did you know is if you're paying two 20%.
50000 dollars or are point 8% -- fifty.
Million -- yeah you've got a lot more money left over.
To live any kind of a lifestyle that that you want.
Yeah I understand that I'm up against o'clock -- -- I'd really -- come on the show and talking that was about it and fleshing out some of these concepts and hopefully we'll get somewhere where the people realize what's in their best interest.
I hope -- thank you know they can.
