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Because lets look at what this report says, that the world creates 4.4 billion tons of food every year and yet only 30% to 50% of it is actually eaten. so where is it going? >> well, the vast majority of it is actually going to the landfill. but where it isnt going is to feed individuals and families. and so these days as many of us are trying to figure out how to put food on our familys plates, feed our families, to have this amount of our resources and food being squandered to me is just moral...

Complete. children are sometimes kidnapped or sold to factories to keep costs low. theyre forced to work punishing hours at their looms for little or no pay. this woman is fully engaged in the fight to stop this modern form of slavery. her name is nina smith, the executive director of goodweave usa. >> right now with the economic downturn globally theres really a push for cheaper products on the consumer end. so the cheapest available labor is bonded child labor. >> reporter: smiths goal, to put...

Dollar short all day long. >> this is where the argue. -- what it always comes down to. what is the proper level of spending and taxation to enable a vigorous economy? and republicans who would put it in a different place on the scale than democrats. would arguing about this as long as can i remember. >> i think the danger to the country now lies in the executive branch with president obama. and there are two things that disturb me about the presidents posture. number one. taxing solution to the...

Sheets down. >> kelly, youre in the trenches and talked about people with small businesses and what do you see? i see a glimmer of white on the horizon. i wouldnt call it optimism yet but i think some confidence is starting to emerge and im hearing from vendors that come in and speak to me about colleagues in the business and our business has picked up a little bit. were actually hiring an employee back from layoff. >> what is this going to take? as much a psychological things as anything else. ...

Goes bankrupt and over the clift. >> i bet he is selling the dollar short all day long. >> this is where the argue. -- what it always comes down to. what is the proper level of spending and taxation to enable a vigorous economy? and republicans who would put it in a different place on the scale than democrats. would arguing about this as long as can i remember. >> i think the danger to the country now lies in the executive branch with president obama. and there are two things that disturb me abo...

Clift. >> i bet he is selling the dollar short all day long. >> this is where the argue. -- what it always comes down to. what is the proper level of spending and taxation to enable a vigorous economy? and republicans who would put it in a different place on the scale than democrats. would arguing about this as long as can i remember. >> i think the danger to the country now lies in the executive branch with president obama. and there are two things that disturb me about the presidents posture. ...