10/27/09: Steve Pagliuca

" Listen to your brother and Margery Eagan minus six."

" Under President Bush the middle class got squeezed. The rich got richer I certainly was a beneficiary unfortunately of those tax policies."

" I wish I had been beneficiary of those tax ball. And of course the voices of the -- from last night's debate we're taking your calls first hour and a half for Saturday. We're talking all four candidates on the democratic side you were -- lastly the -- the would be Ted Kennedy's. "

" And -- on the phone now by Steve how you can who -- a generous man a wealthy man willing to give away a little bit more of -- well based on last night's debate thank you for joining us Steve -- they've."

" Carter thank you."

" I so Steve -- be honest you used to like a great guy and you know the issues clearly. And you've done usually. A well in business and with the Celtics everything else but I can't -- us a look at the stage last night I think. You're there usually are wealthy guy dissuade me of that notion Steve why Myron."

" Well I've got to put out there were to go lucky guy. I'm there because I think we need change to Washington and license and take over a special interest. We have 320000 people -- in Massachusetts and as part of the Celtics have part of the shamrock foundation and then PCC. I'm out there everyday and I and I see the suffering so. Look at the Fuji GRI can do something about this. I understand business I understand health care I understand the financial system and and so I decided to run."

" one of the -- on the -- issued just for second the reality is whether one likes -- or not that's the introduction the first target if one -- about -- at least this girl -- gets its early and late in this campaign don't -- and you hear people say -- would always say about -- well -- the great thing is he's -- to worry about corruption that the flip side is people say -- yeah how can somebody who's done that well relate to me who's one of the 10% unemployed or one of the 50% who thinks they may be unemployed how do you how -- Tread that fine line. "

" Well I think again my well I started out as a -- remover. And help put myself through college and in my grandfather it was a Shoemaker. And my mother was that the teacher my clothes doesn't so I came from the assembly. -- I I I was in nineteen. 7879. It at a parker jobs. I get -- depression. From some jobs. And it like came out of -- is -- I think it was 60000 dollar -- I was gonna teach. But I was I felt like -- was large download -- I got a job and cited by the cup for money I get that it doesn't seem like. He should be penalized for for working hard investing in try to build companies. And and an -- the American way I think I want a real to have that opportunity and doctors would be away with -- policies the past hour versus."

" Was Steve of his I think that is best in your favor and Aaron -- you're not taken any pac money which means you are not beholden. To allow a special just why it is so important to notice in --"

" Well because here we try to get help or reform done for you know good fifteen or twenty years. And -- pac money is the main cause they hadn't done we try to get energy reform done pac money the main cause hasn't got that. They -- the this is the pac money is it is bad for all of congress. Most don't even blame that congressman. It just the bad system. You gotta be biased in and you gotta you know return those phone calls when they're pumping so much money into the campaign."

" Yes they weren't things I love Leslie is when you -- the question periods question about the stimulus -- pay for you talk about raising tax rates on the -- why is it every time anybody talks about raising the -- well below what used to be just a couple of decades -- middle class people. For the most part in polls say I don't support that is -- the words it's gonna trickle down to them how do you make the case that's -- quote colossal deficits."

" Well I just think that is -- to side so I'm not I'm I'm not pro raising taxes but I'm pragmatic. And made about population is -- try to tell the truth is truth says. We can pay most of deficit back theory goes that if we get jobs wrote that sort of focused on I hope the -- oh gap but the gap has been closed. You -- have to get more debt which I think in that our children and our children's children because at that level of thirteen trillion right now you have the national quote thirteen trillion. Ever pocket -- of the -- five per year. In 98 to. It was a big deal. -- national -- the -- that the country -- crossed one -- now are spending that each year. So so so something's got again."

" Wrote last question Steve and you're short -- we really preacher calling you two will be where this in the second hole out power and we appreciate it the very quickly here in the western New England. College polling yes -- showed use slipping by in a second place by your cap you want -- by. A point obviously still trailing Martha -- by significant margin why is Martha Coakley. I know you're the better choice in -- what's wrong with Martha -- why shouldn't you be the next US senator quickly if you can."

" Well I think in in general and the other candidates have on the ground experience at building businesses. Understand entirely understand the financial system. I understand health care system I 25 years experience doing that. And an out about the impact money so I'm I'm an independent action as a person that's gonna work for the voters. And going to change those things that we all about a lot."

" people who really appreciate it gives you the second week in November place Franklin Reynolds -- accretion of lack of the campaign."

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