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I saw some small appliances i liked. its a lot of impulse purchases that happen. >> charles: there was a report out of the u.k., they did a study. over send 70% of people who worked there skipped bathroom breaks. they were afraid they would lose their jobs. the human side, someone has to pack the boxes. does it bother you? do you think that could ultimately hurt amazon? >> from a consumer standpoint, i am an amazon prime member and they do use amazon. we have to look at the type of company that ...

I appreciate your expertise. >> thanks, charles. >> charles: now go to john barraso. i have to ask you about what just went down. is this a microcosm or a harbinger of things to come, not just in the automobile industry but in other industries? >> people love subsidies. the terms of corporations, they look for them all the time. im opposed to this up to 7,500 in subsidies for electric vehicles. i have a bill to eliminate it. general motors and tesla have a bill to actually give them an extension...

Some time. so, yes. but i would say that this is a purely local story of right now. were going to have to see how this plays out naturally. but when you start to see demands for vehicles soften like that, most economists will take that into consideration and say there is some softening in demand. that said, poppy, consumer confidence is still high, and thats still driving a lot of spending from a consumer standpoint at this point. >> thank you for being there and reporting on the ground. appreci...

Forth, part of their political constituency group, and finding in america today more and more, i and you, are in the minority. when it comes to capitalism. we talk about free trade. we dont have free trade. i mean, freer trade and all of a sudden you are anti-american, you dont believe in fair play. what do you say to people like that? >> this whole idea of make america first, that is putting american consumers last. if you think of it from the consumer standpoint and politically, thats one of t...

Forth, part of their political constituency group, and finding in america today more and more, i and you, are in the minority. when it comes to capitalism. we talk about free trade. we dont have free trade. i mean, freer trade and all of a sudden you are anti-american, you dont believe in fair play. what do you say to people like that? >> this whole idea of make america first, that is putting american consumers last. if you think of it from the consumer standpoint and politically, thats one of t...

The food we picked up earlier made its way to this pantry and charitys home. >> spaghetti, which is a typical family maeal to us. >> if you would have stepped back and thought about how many people youve likely helped feed now? >> i havent, but i dont feel like its been enough yet. how ever i can help, as long as i can help do it. >> sanjay, you said by some account, 40% of food is wasted in this country. its an incredibly high figure. how does the problem get solved? >> part of it, theres not t...

>> tonight its spagethetti, whh is a typical family meal for us. >> i saw your scientist test today. that was good. >> have you ever stepped back and thought about how many people youve fed now? >> i havent, but i dont think its enough now. so however i can help, as long as i can do it, i will. >> sanjay, you said 40% of food is wasted in this country. its an incredibly high figure. its shocking. how does the problem get solved? >> part of it, theres not the respect for food at all these differe...

Gas, we could eliminate the role of opec, we could eliminate the volatility in oil price that is we face every few years by using natural gas as a transportation fuel and it only takes them regulatory changes to make it happen. leland: that has happened in other countries, i know, especially in israel they use gas in a number of automobiles, before we get to that, from a consumer standpoint, gas prices tend to lag oil prices a little bit and as you point out, whats producing the united states is...

>> thats the argument they will make. it costs billions of dollars to buy wireless spectrum through government auctions or acquiring other companies that own this spectrum. you look at the market caps, you can see, they are much smaller. a pretty good argument. really up to regulators to see at todays world or tomorrows world and in order to determine if this deal makes sense from a consumer standpoint. >> john ledger made the point just there, and weve heard him make it for years that hes alway...

Do in a bill, in a measure thats this big that impacts people to the degree it does is rush something through. ive had six town hall meetings the last three weekends at home and ive heard from a lot of people. once health care is vital, its in some cases life and death, its something people feel very, very strongly about. so, i think that from a consumer standpoint, hearing directly from people is part of the equation and from a policy standpoint, fully vetting the bill in terms of what it cost,...