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$25,000 in college loan debt. college tuition up 368% in the last 30 years leaving students furious. and politicians making promises. >> congress needs to act right now to prevent interest rates on federal student loans from shoothding up. >> if it doesnt, loans subsidized by uncle sam rises on july 1. extending the current rate would cost the federal government and ultimately the taxpayer $6 billi billion, but something the president and hiss gop opponent agree on. >> i would like to ...

Jobs and more opportunity so what you just spouted is basically the far left view that that any cut for any american that is affluent is damaging of the rich. i think thats not true. >> what we are trying to say is balancing the budget is an important concern. how do you it is also important. there is moral and immoral way to do it. simply asking poor working class people to bear the brunt and not asking the rich to pay their share and this doesnt meet the moral smoke test. >> bill: i always ask...

Take the public schools. the whole point of the public school movement, if you go back to its founding, was not only tç provide everyone with an education, it was to bring people together in a common space that would cultivate a shared, democratic citizenship. if we disinvest in the civic infrastructure of public life, we create a way for the affluent to leigh public life. those are not only unfair for those left with shoddy surfaces, its also a -- and the 1% in this actually ends up feeling mo...

Than army troops. what i think we need to do is have a public debate on where markets serve the public good and where they dont belong. >> susan, do you agree that such a debate is in order, and where would you begin such a debate is it. >> its funny, what i started to think about, michael, was the life of jerry mcguire where first class used to mean a better meal, now it means a better life. we used to think about lets all get along and live together and be happy together. do you think society ...

President. or as i like to call him the prezi of the united statesie. >> so we asked what you thought about the president doing these shows. any president or presidential candidates. should they do them? margie e-mailed this, with the economy, job market and gas prices, i think its irresponsible of president obama to be on every comedy show. peter tweeted, i say yes. laughter is great medicine. we all need to have fun. besides, exposing this side of him would be great. >> very humanizing. all ri...

There is a debate going on on campus because there is legislation coming up that will effectively rise, florida state tuition to what the national average would be. we enjoy highly subsidized education here in florida. >> too bad, get over it. >> the debate is if we higher the tuition it would disincentivize kids to go to school but would create a better university because we would have more funds and revenues. i was wondering your take on it? >> why should other people some of who might be less...

We need a little government. but these politicians are power mad and make our lives less. >> im lucas daniels. im from mcclain, virginia. there is a debate going on on campus because there is legislation coming up that will effectively rise, florida state tuition to what the national average would be. we enjoy highly subsidized education here in florida. >> too bad, get over it. >> the debate is if we higher the tuition it would disincentivize kids to go to school but would create a better unive...

Thoughts. >> by 6:00 the next morning, we knew that there was three. and we were one of them. >> bill: and an elderly couple from illinois wins $158 million after taxes. talking about hitting the lottery. [ applause ] >> bill: also tonight dennis miller on the secret service scandal and the death of dick clark. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, im bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. another...

Thoughts. >> by 6:00 the next morning, we knew that there was three. and we were one of them. >> bill: and an elderly couple from illinois wins $158 million after taxes. talking about hitting the lottery. [ applause ] >> bill: also tonight dennis miller on the secret service scandal and the death of dick clark. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, im bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. another...

Both heartless and divisive when it comes to protecting the affluent. theres no other place for him to go at this point. that is probably the only thing he can really go on, in a sense, because he cant really boast much economic success. he can, of course, boast tremendous success with national security. but the basic message has to be that people are going to be penalized tremendously if the republicans get in and the ryan budget gets passed. >> the difference between our politics and that of y...