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Actress Eva Longoria discusses why she is willing to pay higher taxes and her work with Lay’s on its new chip flavor.
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Whatever we have a celebrity on our show we like to -- How do you feel about paying half your income in taxes today we have award winning actress and long -- president Obama's fault -- Eva Longoria.
Who is whether it's from the New York Stock Exchange.
There's ongoing welcomed the progress very good to have you with -- running -- thanks for having me now you've been all over our show this morning saying that.
The actress Eva Longoria.
Does not need -- tax break that's what you told the Democrat national convention to rousing cheers and applause.
How do you feel about the tax increase which -- -- how do you feel about paying more than half your income to the government.
Well you know I'm I'm a big believer on the theory that that the economy -- in the middle class out and that's -- you with the President Obama on it and speed up for me I I grew up with pell grants.
I -- a small business owners now.
So a lot of what's gonna happen.
Well hopefully we'll have been -- benefit of people that need the most I have no problem paying more taxes for.
For people who are gonna need.
Defeatist.
I mean you -- that you were caught on though you work autumn it people who make serious money will very -- do do you think it's bad ass backward.
Friends -- at the great privilege to live in this country with all the benefits that we have to be an American and so -- is I have no problem paying into that.
It is it is it fat.
When the government takes more than -- -- and I think I think you live in California you you do business in California in well.
Every dollar over a million that you and 63 cents goes to the state government -- the federal government 63 cents now.
Did just -- that what is that.
-- It depends on what ended define -- -- -- that depends on on your view on it do I think it's fair sure I think it's fair the monies appropriated to the right.
To the right places which -- I was for me.
Education health care so I think you know it is it fair for -- from my taxes to be able to pay for someone who have to -- prices absolutely.
OK -- -- for my money to to help kids with public education.
Absolutely okay real fast about Charles fine with me he wants to make a quick comment please answer.
Yeah it you know we can use -- -- word fair but all ultimately.
Doesn't this create a false sense of security for these people on the other -- his money that you know what I don't have to do much because someone else's succeeded they're gonna have to give up their money for me it seems like it's back part because I don't see anywhere.
In my world -- grouping you're well when you grow up.
Where things have changed because of higher taxes.
Why exactly what did you it was the last -- and I don't see where things have really changed because people pay higher taxes for the so called war.
I don't see -- it makes a difference in their lives.
OK.
But that's your opinion I had not gonna change your opinion my opinion is is people do that do you work -- I don't think that.
You know having health care and public education is -- its hearing from succeeding.
I don't think people there are taken for granted.
I do think education is it would break -- cycle of poverty there are some of the communities in lower socioeconomic status on so my tax dollars can contribute to to that and -- -- -- -- that.
I -- idea that you are holding a new contest for a new flavor.
All potato chip.
I think that's correct yes yes I'm here -- -- Lazard having a contests.
All the Americans good submit different flavors we at a little under for a million labor submissions.
Fighting dictatorship and the winner gets one million dollars plus your favorite you've -- I had to tell us.
I'm not allowed I'm not allowed sees that they went on my favorite but there aren't any really fantastic -- -- chicken and waffles.
Us Iraq's.
And -- -- rat is -- tell -- of the one million submissions -- -- bacon was one of the number one ingredients of the yeah yeah I thought that was -- -- -- I'm really -- -- say a million dollar from one million dollars and right now you can go to FaceBook of them the potato chips are available for consumers to go and -- eaten up by a news story -- -- -- -- And you go to -- and you vote.
For which one you like innocent life changing the second and third place to get 50000 dollars each to that's still life changing as well but one million dollars -- there's somebody who went on FaceBook and submitted it.
Flavor you know what -- you -- remember you win a million bucks and up from a surprise and half of it goes to the government.
I know that I don't wanna go back to that people only have half a million dollars.
After we should be death even thank you so much of England as we do appreciate it thank.
