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LCLAA executive director Hector Sanchez on sequester cuts and the Latino community.
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Next we have I wanna bring in attacked -- Sanchez executive director.
About labor council for Latin American advancement mr.
Sanchez welcome I know -- you've got to tell me.
That he's spending cuts are gonna hurt Hispanics but I say it's tax increase is that a -- view mall.
Hispanics like everybody else you'll get -- with tax increases won't we all need Hispanics included is growth.
-- Night sobbed -- those pinpoint the one that you make I don't know what you get good information about -- -- I -- I think.
We need to remember that they haven't been any tax increases and maybe that's the reason why.
We -- in DC -- on the in in what -- usually I'm sorry I have to forgive me so I'm sorry to interrupt.
But on January the first of this year at the Social Security security tax went up on everybody who walks.
Taxing income taxes went double it every question making over 250020.
-- -- development and aspirations that -- and we need to be very clear on the Hulk who -- -- he shoots it with racial.
On deficit reduction Michael -- -- pay it tax loopholes and we need to was that the -- -- that reaches the ports and a guy who may still watching their -- upside -- let me let me come right out -- connect to let new couple right at it.
Hispanics if you represent the labor council for Latin American advancement you want to tax the rich some mall.
That you think will give us more growth which helps you do you think about will give -- moment is that your point.
We need everybody to pay the first sheriff there in nineteen.
The middle class and that they have mobile notable workers in the -- some -- of the ones owned only once called the muted due to these -- unique piece of that where are facing right now.
Especially after we went through -- -- guess.
Economic issues and the Great Depression let me give you an example polyps that with -- is gonna -- They have the multiple notable workers in the nation with a -- -- -- -- -- -- on nothing else.
Early childcare funding is gonna be is gonna keep hits fire -- a special supplement the unofficial program for women and children.
Both -- -- some -- our closest.
I know so long that's OK well let me ask you this Hector -- -- I'm not a single list I got it.
Why don't you have the president and he has the Powell.
To shift those results to non essential and is the president has the power to do that but he won't.
Why didn't you tell the president what do you tell a cult in nonessential areas please.
All would be bay it would be importing a lot of pressure on -- -- -- republic of them -- -- everybody posts bulk.
Gambling with the future of the nation in the future of the community the future of the middle class.
In -- pay attention on to economic policies that make sense I can we will not let us safety programs do not make sense let's look at juvenile let's look at the -- of Latin America yeah.
I tell you what -- up before we leave you I will look at Europe is on a lot about Europe believe me so I do the austerity.
That is created these problems in Europe is primarily.
Tax increases it's not spending cuts it is tax increases and you want more tax increases in America.
It will not produce growth sought it will not -- -- ten seconds last word.
The -- my son -- I think we have very of them that the -- -- these side unique I know.
Fund -- -- -- seen anything above -- increase this.
Would remain dubious model -- we need to put optical middle class we need the book -- political workers in the made some.
-- that -- real priority to those -- talking points -- off on -- points talking thanks so much checked and we appreciate being with -- -- thank you so inviting -- we appreciate it thank you set.
