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The states largest teachers union is telling its members to go back to work together if they dont already have it off for presidents day. but many of them say theyre not going anywhere. thousands of them packed the state capitol throughout the weekend. they want to strip them of their collective bargaining rights. >> this will cost us an additional $208 to $567 a month for our family, just to have health insurance on an income of $50,000 a year. >> and i think right now frugality, people expect ...

Organizers, mobilizing people from several states to wisconsin to demonstrate their view that unions have too much power. issues have divided people along those lines here in wisconsin. >> wisconsin is ground zero, i think its going to determine largely whether or not the pampered nature of these public control units is finally reined in, so that theyre paying the same as the private sector is doing. i think this is ground zero. >> this will cost us an additional 208 $208 to $560 a m for our fam...

Scheduled to vote on the bill limiting collective bargaining. the ohio democratic party is calling for demonstrators and donations to bring down the measure. the governors may have momentum for some of these numbers, but the unions have plenty of money to fight them. according to the cato institute, in 2007 and 08, public sector union spent $165 million on campaigns and ballot measures. this year its estimated they could spend 30 million to fight bills in dozens of states. gregg, back to you. >>...

Ceiling is $3.7 trillion. deficit $1.1 trillion. many economists saying that is far too high. also rather embarrassing that the presidents own debt commission says he is not doing nearly enough to solve the financial crisis in america. tonight talking points hits a very simple strategy. the u.s. government must go back to 2008 and spend the same amount of money that it did before the recession hit. the budget in 2008 of the $2.9 trillion. $2.9 trillion. almost a trillion dollars less than the 20...

Is stark with a $3.6 billion budget shortfall, he can either limit collective bargaining and make them pay more for health care and pensions, or lay off 6,000 workers. lawmakers are watching to see which way it goes. ohio has a similar measure. protests broke out with union supporters marching in the state house and tea party members outside. on tuesday issues the state senate is scheduled to vote on the bill limiting collective bargaining. the ohio democratic party is already calling for demons...

Is little competition and discipline imposed on the industry. fraud is through the roof. social security payments in 08, $612 billion. in 12, $761 billion. this cant go on. the age requirement has to be raised. president said today that he is taking a scalpel rather than a machete to the budget. we cant afford the 2012 budget. lets go back to 2008. simple formula. doable. and it must be done. that is the memo. reaction from lou dobbs in a moment. first our barack and a hard place memo. another b...

You said you didnt want to talk about it. >> bill: the stimulus kept us out of the depression. this is why peoples heads are blowing off. you cant prove or disprove that. >> last week gallup released a poll that said 68% of those who responded 68% of americans said they disapprove of the way obama is handling the federal budget deficit. that was before he released this budget which means this is a very politically toxic thing for him. it is. and this is what the raps have to run on. have have to...

That cracked the top ten were the public employees union, the seiu, and the teachers union. thats it. unions are the only competition republicans have in electoral politics. post citizens united, conservatives look at this and they smell blood. i mean, compare this to 08. they have knocked the unions down to sixth and seventh place. without unions, essentially all of the big money and politics would be right-wing money. all of it. that is not hyperbole. all of it. unions are the only players. th...

The only nonconservative groups that cracked the top ten were the public employees union, the seiu, and the teachers union. thats it. unions are the only competition republicans have in electoral politics. post citizens united, conservatives look at this and they smell blood. i mean, compare this to 08. they have knocked the unions down to sixth and seventh place. without unions, essentially all of the big money and politics would be right-wing money. all of it. that is not hyperbole. all of it....

The only nonconservative groups that cracked the top ten were the public employees union, the seiu, and the teachers union. thats it. unions are the only competition republicans have in electoral politics. post citizens united, conservatives look at this and they smell blood. i mean, compare this to 08. they have knocked the unions down to sixth and seventh place. without unions, essentially all of the big money and politics would be right-wing money. all of it. that is not hyperbole. all of it....