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Actor Paul Sorvino on Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican Convention and why he feels it is fair for the rich to pay more in taxes.
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The great actor Paul -- Do you -- your calls are being good this out of Los Angeles.
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By Italy right right hopefuls are -- Well I'm I'm I'm in night of the Italian the daughter of the -- insists -- -- by Saint George chemical company had a digital -- -- -- are very well I Neil Moses and added there will probably middle -- -- So are optimistic that -- will be fine my senior a couple of those Akamai said -- before we go further.
That you are my brother doctor Ronald Sorvino -- favorite broadcaster.
He has impeccable taste.
I -- I don't tell us Sears says.
At what things I do look at and I would let you -- spoke out and said look.
We do the rich among us have an obligation to pay more you weren't afraid about it you didn't you know sort of with a -- -- value said that looked.
Guys like you know you done very very well you've done extremely well you have a great career.
But there are many who -- just as wealthy.
As you say well wait a minute I already we already did as a group.
Quite a bit of money how much more do you want from us.
Well they're -- that's that's.
Well I think it's going.
The fact of the matter is that if the guy's making ten million dollars a year and is paying two million in taxes he can pay another million it won't.
He still have that those -- -- a little less expensive yacht.
-- -- -- We are at a time when that tax increase as -- by the opinions of a lot of very wealthy man and America.
Is the only way to go it's a very good idea -- -- -- For.
You know what troubles me about doesn't call.
But -- -- what troubles me about it is this that it's a slippery slope right.
That there's a wide gap within the 1% between guys like you who are very very rich and and then the lower end of that spectrum maybe not -- -- And they do -- -- to the taxes anyway and nothing is said of the fifty plus percent of Americans.
Who -- only got -- -- -- now by the way some of them genuinely might not be able to put 50%.
I mean c'mon.
50% is the you'll would you say should be paid out not not saying 50%.
But taxes -- not -- -- I -- -- -- Romney Mitt Romney is thought Romney but taken against.
Lawrence.
I don't know what -- -- -- do you think.
It is fair to argue the rich pay more -- 50%.
Pay no income taxes in this country -- I -- think it's fair I don't think it's that I don't think you should put on that level I think it's just fair.
Clinton rather than to involve ourselves in a semantic distinction.
Let's just say what's fair is fair and people would more money should pay a little more than I have to give half of their income up I'm not saying that.
But they should pay -- there's no question about it.
That in my mind you left but you're sir Paul so you know what you're talking about Akamai and and and and I don't know I know what I'm talking about.
But let's listen to what they get that that you're -- you're ignoring the Hampton aren't paying any got -- you're saying you're OK well let me know of among the floor.
Among the poor among the rich are.
Gotta call 50% of us -- It's 50%.
No but that it -- people are paying income tax have people who are hiding their money where people who -- very poor.
So I don't know what exactly what you mean by that but I think it's it's an argument that isn't necessarily going to be settled here but my opinion is rich -- to pay more money.
My other prison is that they shouldn't -- -- The my other opinions you shouldn't get a doctoring obviously -- -- old actor.
To come on and expresses vulgarity.
And his -- -- by putting her throat cutting gestures aimed towards Barack Obama.
I think that was an extraordinarily poor taste.
It was an egregious error and do you immediately who whoever put that idea and -- -- should have been fired.
Who it's -- that I think frankly me for quite awhile -- clinically so yes I'm the anti.
You don't take dead he's served his candidate well.
Oh not a total.
I thought -- -- you debase the convention.
If he did -- -- being heard it here called for Barack Obama you'd say the same thing.
His performance.
Take the politics out of it was nasty.
Daughter -- mean spirited.
And extremely ill advised.
He should stay home now he's old enough to stay on.
All right so.
I'm gonna put you down -- if the young Clint eastwood's.
Oh yeah -- ms.
Smart I guess you get -- toward the ball drops right.
Live well they had these a lot of people is that what you said and and then a lot of people -- -- but also been a very good having you thank you very much thank you.
