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Help people who cannot help themselves, we help people when theyre down on their luck, and we have an incentive based system where people want to get up and make the most of their lives for themselves and their kids. we dont want to turn this safety net into a hammock that ends up lulling people into lies and dependency and complacency. >> this is the point that i think infuriates a lot of people. the rhetoric up until the point about the hammock was pretty very much consistent with, you know, i...

And today those may be the words at the head of the catholic church. pope francis has used his first major publication as pontiff to point out the threat of growing income inequality in society. quote, i beg the lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor. in this country, some of the worst off are our nations minimum wage workers. in real terms, they have lost about $3.50 an hour in purchasing power since the late 1960...

It was a particularly creepy experience. >> we found a much quieter and calmer atmosphere when we shot on death row inside the river bend maximum security institution in tennessee. but correctional staff warned our producers appearances can be deceiving. >> as you see here, its real quiet. what that leads to is complacency. that is the worst enemy of a staff person working on death row. >> while most of the inmates here play by the rules, our crew is told there was one especially dangerous excep...

Republicans, as you know, republicans vote more than democrats. >> andrea, i won for six points, which for me isnt a squeaker. f me thats a landslide. but youre right. virginia has a particular electoral history where we will put 70% turnout out there in a presidential race. one year later in a governors race, it might be 48% or 45%. in 2009, the turnout was only 40%. when the turnout drops, that affects us maybe a little more than the other guys. the good thing about the mcauliffe campaign is f...

A remarkable thing happened today. from someone you wouldnt expect. ohio governor and former fox news commentator john kasich. the guy who tried to crack down on unions. he signed a restrictive abortion law, proposed slashing taxes for the rich. and today hes saying this about his own party. quote, im concerned about the fact there seems to be a war on the poor. that if youre poor, somehow youre shiftless and lazy. war on the poor? shiftless and lazy? wonder where he heard that. >> we dont want ...

Programs like head start. they applauded a shutdown that furloughed 800,000 government workers. governor lepage simply said what his whole party thinks. >> weve also eliminated skin in the game for most everyday americans. folks mocked mitt romney for what he said about 47%, but hes right. >> we dont want to turn the safety net into a hammock that allows able-bodied people into complacency. >> we need to encourage work not dependence. >> self-reliance means if anyone will not work, neither shoul...

Know it? why did all this money get spent, were there any protocols in place to ensure that there was accountability, that things were getting done on time. but at some point -- >> all great questions, except the administration will not send anyone to these hearings to testify. because of what we just went through. >> dont you think thats odd? i think thats odd. i think that we as americans have a right to know why were sending so much money. and frankly, this is the bigger issue of whats wrong ...

Haven investment. the dollar is still the world resaefg. >> that will change. it will take time but those little changes are taking place. to answer your question, pierce, its a slow burner. its not going to be a massive thing overnight but everybody will start to notice the effects. people talk about the 1979 debt little bit of hiccup. interest rates nudged up a bit. some people paid higher on their mortgages for that. over time, it will have a corrosive effect. you cannot have this sort of dis...

Some people paid higher on their mortgages for that. over time, it will have a corrosive effect. you cannot have this sort of dislocation in financial markets and not see an effect. >> christine, final word to you. what is your gut feeling about how bad this is going to be? >> im worried about the complacency and im worried so many people say its not a big deal. look, stocks are up so much since last time we were here. stocks had a good run, job keyuation. things wont fall out of bed on october ...

Educated complacency. gets worst before it gets better of the discretionary expenditures of the federal but theres reason to believe it government. wont be as dire as 2011. so got me to thinking what is not being funned? feel neil we just let slip by after talking with some people here, the media, a lot of half on the budget committee they truths came up with this estimate. truths and nontruths and lies. 83% of federal spending is still saying bumping up against the going to meltly uninterrupted...