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In pension and healthcare. that is not unreasonable and as a way of solving the budget problem. its got to be start. unions are very good in mounting a protest as were seeing calling in sick and so on, but that doesnt mean they are on the side of public opinion. when you look at the polls, the governor, a democrat in new york cuomo has approval rating of 77% because he is taking on these tough choice. chris christie national political hero for the same reason. i think unions most recent polls ...

Which is why you have richard here, with the support of the afl-cio behind the state employees of wisconsin. >> all for one. and you are stronger because the 12.5 million men and women of the afl-cio are with you in solidarity. today. now the state employees out here say they understand the budget problem. they are willing to pay up for health care and for their own pension but when you start talking about collective bargaining that is what they are worried about their future. they will not go t...

More of an assault on unions. i think its very important for us to understand public employees are our neighbors, they are our friends. what is your reaction to that? >> we have great public employees in this state. nobody is going to debate that. they are good hard-working folks that work in the state of wisconsin. but the fact of the matter is, this is a budget problem. this isnt an assault on the unions. we cannot sustain the benefits we have for public employees in wisconsin. $3.5 billion in...

In pension and healthcare. that is not unreasonable and as a way of solving the budget problem. its got to be start. unions are very good in mounting a protest as were seeing calling in sick and so on, but that doesnt mean they are on the side of public opinion. when you look at the polls, the governor, a democrat in new york cuomo has approval rating of 77% because he is taking on these tough choice. chris christie national political hero for the same reason. i think unions most recent polls ...

Critics say we are not attacking the budget problem as we should. >> im waiting for the politician to get up and say theres only one way to do this. you dig into the big four, medicare, medicaid, social security and defense, and anybody giving you anything different than that, you want to walk out the door, stick your finger down your throat and give them the green wienie. >> okay! so if we were to follow allen simpsons advice, thats a lot of green wienies to dole out, thats just the first step ...

Take on social security and reform it. thats one of the big drivers of this budget deficit. remember this. bret? >> i earned capital in the campaign, political capital and now i intend to spend it. youve heard the agenda, social security and tax reform, moving this economy form, education, fighting and winning the war on terror. jon: social security, thats one of the things that he was going to reform in his second term. we all know where that went, pretty much to the graveyard. why can we not g...

Watch this. >> mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, distinguished guests and fellow americans, tonight i am proposing within the next five years fewer dropped calls. thank you, god bless you. may god bless the united states of america. >> sounds good to me. >> okay. 44 past the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." time now for the "must read" opinion pages. our first one is from "the wall street journal" and its the editorial for the paper. after you, mr. ryan. paul ryan did the...

Budget problem and someone who i think can outline pretty clearly to the american people that this amount of debt that were dealing with and causing job creation in america today. >> good morning, were going to have on the floor today a resolution which delivers on our commitment that we are going to reduce spending levels for the remainder of the fiscal year. following up on that, im announcing today that the house will vote on the continuing resolution the week of february 14th. i know its a l...

The federal level that are also important to states. when it comes to bailing states out, i think we have to look at that on a case-by-case basis. >> let me ask you about a couple of things that were just getting information on. the white house, i have to say, has been very close to the vest about what is going to be in .speech, but now abc news is reporting that the president will propose an overall budget freeze and a ban on earmarks in the state of the union tonight. would you support both of...

It could affect investors in state bonds. but supporters of bankruptcy options say this is more than just a budget problem. some states have really, really revere problems that are sucking up money for education and health care. supporters also warn that it could be a matter of time before states look for federal bailout. with us now financial consultant the author of "master your debt," live with us this afternoon. jordan, good to see you. there are no good openings but if you change this thing...