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Up nearly 21 cents in just the past month. >> we will do all the trips in one. if im going to go to the superintendent, i go to the gem and then pick somebody up and then come back home. >> reporter: at the grocery store, the government predicts higher inflation in the first six months of 2011. pork is already up 12.9% over last year. beef up 6.2%. dairy up 3.8%. >> before you were paying attention to a can of beans that you would buy, and now you are. >> reporter: as old worries about the econo...

Lets break it down here. when you look at killings by gunfire, 61 in 2010. 49 in 2009. more deaths are in traffic incidents and they include accidents in that total. look here. law enforcement fatalities in traffic incidents 73 in 2010. 51 back in 2009. were seeing it get a lot worse in that way. i also want to tell you its the opposite of whats going on in america in general which is that violent crime is going down. we just got this from the fbi the other day. violent crime in this country has...

And approved by a voice vote. >> ayes do have it and the bill is passed. >> the original price tag was exocked down from 7 million to 6.2 for 10 years and 2.four five for billion. for health care and other comization. republicans got concessions on cost and restriction of fraud and abuse. >> we owe it to the american people to be accountable. >> oklahoma senator coburn spear headed the delay. congress needs to help but cant afford to waste a cent. >> my heart is right and for them and what is co...

Tax rates or everybody, extends jobless benefits and grants a one-year break in the payroll tax from 6.2% down to 4.2%. that effects anybody who pays payroll tax for social security. tax on estates restored. that we were expecting to happen but only big ones more than $5 million. well break down estate tax debate in a moment separately. this compromise by president obama which angered so many democrats, what choice did they feel the president actually had in this case? because if he didnt make a...

The tax and benefit compromise centers on a two-year extension of the bush-era income tax rates or everybody, extends jobless benefits and grants a one-year break in the payroll tax from 6.2% down to 4.2%. that effects anybody who pays payroll tax for social security. tax on estates restored. that we were expecting to happen but only big ones more than $5 million. well break down estate tax debate in a moment separately. this compromise by president obama which angered so many democrats, what ch...

I think, 2075, no, no, dont think about that and something that would represent a payroll tax cut from 6.2% to 4.2% for just one year, oh! >> that 2 percent-- >> well, i think that, i think ben makes a good point that everyone is posturing on this and everyones postured-- >> you know, i want to take both of your boxes away youve approached tedious now, but continue that point. >> i-- we know this, we have a real serious crisis with social security. one year of tinkering with it isnt going to cha...

Congressman flake joins us now. are you going to vote yes or no as to the proposed tax bill? >> ill be voting no. >> greta: why? >> too much spending. weve told voters we are going to get a hold on this deficit and the debt and were not. theres a lot of spending here that is not offset. im not talking about the continuing the current tax rates. im talking about unemployment benefits. im also talking about the social security cutting the payroll tax for individuals from 6.2 to 4.2. if we are goin...

Everybody. whether or not you agree wit, the tax and benefit compromise centers on a two-year extension of the bush-era income tax rates or everybody, extends jobless benefits and grants a one-year break in the payroll tax from 6.2% down to 4.2%. that effects anybody who pays payroll tax for social security. tax on estates restored. that we were expecting to happen but only big onens more than $5 million. well break down estate tax separately this. compromise by president obama which has angered...

Basically it extends for 13 months -- this is the employment side of things, emergency federal jobless benefits. it doesnt mean if you had 79 or 99 weeks of benefits you get another 13 months. it extends the availability of those emergency federal benefits for another 13 months. if youve run out of benefits, you dont get more, but more people can get it as a result of this extension. this is something the democrats want. see that 4.2%? this is a one-year break in the payroll tax which funds soci...

Ed henry standing by to talk about how the president is working to get the party back on board but lets get down to the yes that we want answered, ed. sorry. lets go to rice teen romans and talk about what it means for your bottom line, christine? >> what it means is taxes you paid last year, stays the same for this year depending on what your income is and life changes but youre not going to see a tax increase for almost everyone here. it stays the same but you get a little bit of a bonus here....