Avi discusses the $38 Million price tag of the Ted Kennedy Institute

Welcome back to stop Nelson. -- cannon gave to stimulate some of the the audience Paula road and that -- a new building to honor Ted they should just at a pub to the JFK museum and name it after. And then Gmail launching of these from the scene of the admits made the rounds on the on the email circuit but the number of Beers and who pays for the American go -- -- -- -- little -- -- but -- -- -- -- Adobe -- -- that's not -- There's good guy and good intestinal fortitude listens all the time he really didn't agree. From 978. That perspective three days of yours government deficits spending for February 7 billion dollars per day would rebuild Japan from the quake damage. Another three days would rebuild Haiti. From 781 actually I think our. Are calling the data some like four billion a day that -- we're spending. From seven they won just how many boats libraries federal buildings parks are named after the Kennedys. Instinct -- question. And they do not know the answer. Your thoughts are welcome it's 774694322. Janet you're next on the program good afternoon. -- I appreciate that promotion that's fun. And I get. A whole. Lot. But anyway and -- I EM outbreak money and and it. -- country. A message to people who haven't -- Like it. Hey and it -- week. There never liked it a -- up. Speak up -- -- -- Well I. Mean neat oh well. It is not eat it -- Create it in -- -- get 88. At -- -- Democrat. Pat. But wait wait wait for a long are now in a lot of -- we. Can't he allowed -- Editor. -- all we want. You don't look at the reality is I think -- go what's his name is probably Harry Reid can't let the but the point is that you're right -- George Bush has been out of office for a couple years and we -- nothing happened to the deficit except that it go up. And the the Democrats control everything until this January. Show people who wanna Seau told George Bush's fault I mean they blamed bush for everything including the tsunami in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. But it's. It's just absurd and after you're finished with the blame game the question is what he gonna do now and the Republicans wanna cut spending. More than the Democrats democrats' first proposal which is to free spending there weren't gonna cut anything. And the Republicans came in wanting to cut 62 billion dollars by the way to a sixty want the 61 billion -- came from. The pro run out all the hundred billion dollars for the year. There's some -- seven months left in the fiscal year and so that's how they got to the 61 billion but in the end we ended up with just under forty. -- The other to a club put it back up next we're going -- 8774694322. Is the phone number Charlie you're next on the program good afternoon. There are or. Where Eric. I admire her subdivision just I think we're star in this motor. There's seems to be either way we are humans we outlet -- legislature in London and so we can't -- but it was on us. Just change in the nature we just let go on news. Stay out of written they just keep forces aren't they can't that we brick and and we pushed back and inequality -- You know way you may have something there Charlie may very well be that we have other things to do we most of us don't like politics we don't like politicians. We don't wanna get involved -- And willing to go along. Until it gets to the point where it's so burdensome and were concerned that we really are imposing an enormous. Jets on our children. That we say hey wait a minute and we can stop doing it sweetly got a we've got to change course. People do that you know we do that and our personal lives -- is not uncommon for people to run optional much credit card debt. Until they get into financial trouble and then that trilogy we better cut back. And now I think that's the phase were and then and the messages being sent to Washington. You got changes before we end up becoming like Greece or Portugal. Right and not like that pick an idea. Issue I could quickly. I mean I certainly outrage -- Gary and putting anything on. I'm not -- Hispanic exit and -- disgraceful political. And an example of how people feel superior all this where they are armed and at that -- in rock group the church. They played all the street and all. -- point out. So that the next April and by its C a nice you know view instead of what a normal resident they -- -- and we -- They'll clear out until it is presented themselves then it's legal. And ugly. It's almost worth having politicians die with some frequency this week that we -- neighborhood. But your players will take in the strike they did clean the whole thing happen. It looked great and I bet there are a lot of people who thought they can needed more in debt than he ever did for them in life. -- or call. 87746943. To choose a phone number. -- by the -- some some other interest in statistics. The polling results 55%. Of -- say. But the government should require those who receive food stamps to work. Think they were people on welfare where novel idea. And 19%. To disagree with that and 27%. Are not sure. We do why shouldn't they if you're gonna get a hand out don't you think may be you're gonna do something but for coach. Then there's another 174%. Say. That they should pay no more than 20% of their income taxes. But the only 19% think we should dish out 30% or more. 52%. Of people saying. That the average American pays 30% of war. In there of their income in taxes by -- with the actual statistic is. That Americans pay approximately 28%. Of total income in taxes. So that's what we're actually paying in most of us think we're paying too much. 64%. Say Americans are overtaxed. About the politically connected by the way they disagree I think we should be taxed more. Go back to the lines Eric you're next on the program good afternoon. I. Just can't tell you what I think about the deficit as far as away as presented by the media -- our company's multi site her. Because -- know fourteen billion in total deficit. They should institution -- and Tressel should you take the total deficit and then there's this huge deficit. And check the site on the spot eleven point 4%. It of this that you this year against a total. If you can't beat twelve billion that they were seeking. On the senate on every agreement that narrows down to 75%. Of 1%. Total. All the additional this year. This is supposed to make it easier for us to follower could -- lost already. -- police to tell you how big -- to dementia I just knocked out those nine zeroes it. Would get in the way of this kind of calculation because you you're talking billions. Well I was so what is it that you were you were saying well would wars -- The public but -- an -- of the total deficit and they also are realizing they host all this twelve but in such settlement is. And you reached again -- it. I don't know what the twelve to twelve billion is they had the agreement was to 38 and a half billion in cuts. Awfully -- of spending all the. OK the I think they settle for something. That's what they that's what they ended up that was he agreed upon figure of the Republicans wanted 61 billion. Democrats wanted zero. They just wanted to freeze it. And the compromise. Would show called 43 and have a call for. So some people say she's the Republicans got two thirds of where they wanted to get to and so was a win for the Republicans and he can argue it. Anyway you want the other figure that I thought you were going to put Eric is that the the total. Deficit that we have now that the total debt auctions it never said that the debt. That we have now is roughly equal to the entire United States economy annual economy on its own and fourteen trillion dollar level. And strikes me that that's rather dangerous when we owe as much as we can produce in a year now known reality doesn't. We have we're going to be asked to pay off in one year but still it's something about the magnitude. He got into trouble in Japan by the weighs 200%. And Japan of course is an economic basket. Even you know even even before the tsunami you know Japan -- ruin him much from the thank you for the call. 8774694322. Back after a break somebody else in this is AM CT eighty WRKO.