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Any time a marketer can lower friction and make it, quote, easier emotionally for you to make a decision, they are going to sales. you were telling me -- >> actually paid cash for it, dave. >> they offered you payments. >> they offered me four payments for $20 sweatedder. ainsley: $2.50 per payment? really? >> plus interest. ainsley: the check cost that much. [laughter] >> yeah. these guys -- its out of control. you know, a little firm, this company are already doing $2 billion top line with thi...

From other inmates. most of them are willing to trade their jail-issued meals for snacks purchased from the commissary. leisher is more than willing to deal. >> i get emotional about food. i just like candy because i like candy. i like candy and cakes and that stuff, too. but it doesnt do nothing for me. when i think logically, i might as well trade it to the kids for their trays and then theyre hungry and im sitting there working out because i have enough food in my body to do it. >> leisher pa...

>> laura: [laughter] doesnt scream. >> those are the kind of people that comey surround himself with, all weird, they are all strange. >> laura: those are odd. jason, the fund-raiser just in case you want to get your ticket to congressman, it is purchased through act blue. they range from 80 to $160. the more expensive sneaker circle jason access to a private reception so if you want to be lied to your face, you can go to the president event. it looks like quite a few tickets left but also ones ...

He doesnt scream -- >> no. thosef are the kind of people that comey surround himself with, all weird, they are all strange. >> laura: those are odd. jason, the fundraiser, just in case you want to get your ticket,congressman, it is purchased through act blue. they range from $80 to $160. the more expensive speaker circle tickets, jason, access to a private reception so if you want to be lied to your face, you can go to the president event. it looks like quite a fewth tickets left but also ones d...

Policy has lowered the cost -- i once wrote a book called gasoline at 2.50 a gallon and obama attacked me personally because it was impossible. every time you bring down the price of gasoline and natural gas, its the equivalent of a tax cut. and people have more cash to spend on other things. so, i think right now we are in a win-win economy. now we are going to have -- again, free enterprise, things happen and people have to churn and they have to invent. over time, they are remarkable engines ...

Which -- >> he loves his guacamole. >> look, the price has spiked dramatically in the last couple of weeks so what it is behind it? >> avocado prices are up about 130% from a year ago. so one avocado today costs about $2.50. three reasons. number one, demand. people are eating avocados of the every day of the year now. supply, just to give you an idea, california is coming up to the end of their avocado season. they posted the smallest crop in over a decade. third reason, the trade war. about 90...

Loss. its true that even if you take their findings at face value, they find the benefits of this policy outweigh the costs. i dont think they did a very good job of assessing this vast literature, economic literature on the employment effects of the minimum wage by weighting the highest quality studies higher. because the highest quality studies show that minimum wage increases have caused little to no job loss. i think -- but even if you take their estimates at face value, the key is they stil...

Continue, this will have a significant impact on the way the consumer spends. i mean if, when you talk about oil prices going up the way they are, thats going to have an impact on not only gasoline prices, but thats going to have an impact on what we purchase at the stores -- neil: but it hasnt yet. and charles, one of your points has been that this, there are other factors at play that are countering this, right? >> yeah. ten months of strong wage growth, typically for blue collar workers. some...

How they are going to care for the community and also the responsibilities with the city as well. thats something that no church across the country should ever have to deal with unfortunately we are seeing too many of this kind of thing happen when we do our work across the country first liberty.org. steve: lets talk about the fees. the cost for 5,000 gallons of water is as you can see $52.50 for institutional users and currently, pastor, you are paying $30 because youre considered commercial. s...

25%. talking lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon, all your main staples. tea and coffee also on the list. your $12 bag of coffee could now cost $15. nuts, cheese, candy could go up. >> we still get food from china. we do. it comes back to the supply chain, whats part of that and what components come from china to make up whatever it is youre eating on the dinner table. >> reporter: its not just food. the list includes high chairs, strollers, even car seats. clothes like this kids shirt, $10 ...