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Itself is 1.1%. >> greta: thats good. how about the obama-- >> not getting away with it. >> greta: how about the white house, a number on that? >> we do. i think its under the 3.2%, i think its in the 2% range so its a little under the federal average of tax delinquencies. >> greta: and how far did congressman ryans bill get. >> it made it in the house and died in the senate and nothing happened. >> greta: how can the senate, how can the senate could it die, how could they be opposed to that. >>...

Taxpayer dollars, they have-- they owe 912,000 unpaid taxes. >> yeah, i mean, so bad that its funny. >> i will say that on behalf of federal employees theyre not as bad as the rest of us. the delinquency rate among federal workers is 3.2% and irs says 8.2% and the general population, we think that theres about 350 billion dollars in unpaid taxes every year, which would, you know, cover years of sequestration. >> greta: and yes, the percentage might be greater outside the federal government. for ...

Show." its the oil boom. its why north dakota has a $3.8 billion surplus and has a 3.2% unemployment rate. that is the lowest in the united states. it does a lot of good but then it also does some very curious things to people when it comes to taxing. despite that surplus, the state legislature voted against giving just $500,000 to a program that would provide 6,000 needy kindergarten to third graders with free milk during snack time. yes, theres poverty out there on the prairie. but the north d...

Rules. >> the jackknife lobby apparently more intense than -- more successful, powerful than we thought, ben. >> you sort of convinced me during the break that its incredibly sexist. >> women are affected more by the liquid and gel rule. >> i have no problem checking my jab knife. >> crowleys gel. >> before we go, this all sort of leads me to question whether someone actually has their hand on the captains wheel in terms of what is going on with rules and regulations. >> theyre obviously operati...

Good for the lawyers. >> maybe they want to say 3.2% alcohol. what does the test show? >> it could be, but whats it going to change, the lawyers going to make 10, 15, 20 million bucks off this thing and nobody read the label, god bless them. >> greta: if theyre not the right amount, it doesnt bother you, the advertising. >> i mean, i-- im actually -- im an honest drinker, im with him i do not drink any of that pee that they sell here. and god saw that the irish were going to take over the world ...

46%. >> 96% of the boom and production is private land. in north dakota, for instance, the unemployment rate is 3.2% in part because it acts so much faster than the administration. >> it takes ten days to get a permit to drill in north dakota. 307 days on average for government land. >> if it moves factor, critics see huge job potential. >> we would have $2 million more jobs -- 2 million more jobs in 30 years. >> both sides are concerned it didnt mention the keystone xl pipeline last night, issu...

Dollar general, you get staples there. you can get food, cleaning supplies, you can get a new mop if you need it. and they have done very well in the recession. theyve been opening new stores. theyll open up more new stores this year. 6,000 new jobs for 2013. 635 new stores. theyre hiring in 40-plus states. most of the country here. wall street split about this company of the depends on the economy. but they are hiring and even hourly jobs come again with benefits. >> steve: paychecks for patrio...

Its official. 2012 was the hottest year on record for the continental u.s. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration announced that last year -- rather that last year easily beat the previous hottest year. that was 1998. it got the new record. this comes as a new federal report makes it official. climate change has already started to impact american people and the economy. well, joining me now is coral davenport, energy and environment correspondent for the national journal. good to se...

>> and in a state where i can have an ounce of weed in your car, a drink at 19 is not affecting anybody? >> i think its a smart policy. the federal government holds hostage our highway funds so we cant have the responsible law that we used to have back in college where you could drink a watered kind of beer. >> shep: 3.2 beer. >> they took that away from us but hopefully we can pass this bill and bring a little bit of training back to the parenting situation here in colorado. >> shep: state sena...

People are out of jobs since world war ii the average 3.2%. in ronald reagan we grew 7.2%. if we get up to 3.5% that will be dramatically more revenue but the way is through progrowth policies not new and additional taxes. >> are you willing to risk default on the debt by taking the debt ceiling battle right to the limit? >> no and let me be clear about this. i do not support default on the debt. we should never default on the debt and the only players in washington who are are threatening to de...