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Whose lives are dependant on what you do for a living. that are are lot of corrupt union politics in chicago and illinois in general. and state is in dire straits for a number of reasons. and the whole state is so dysfunctional that they are in denial about this stuff. but they have such prohibitive gun laws in places like chicago. and research has shown that places where people can legally own and carry guns, theres less gun violence. and it seems like a paradox. no one wants people running aro...

What you do for a living. that are are lot of corrupt union politics in chicago and illinois in general. and state is in dire straits for a number of reasons. and the whole state is so dysfunctional that they are in denial about this stuff. but they have such prohibitive gun laws in places like chicago. and research has shown that places where people can legally own and carry guns, theres less gun violence. and it seems like a paradox. no one wants people running around shooting each other, but ...

Whose lives are dependant on what you do for a living. that are are lot of corrupt union politics in chicago and illinois in general. and state is in dire straits for a number of reasons. and the whole state is so dysfunctional that they are in denial about this stuff. but they have such prohibitive gun laws in places like chicago. and research has shown that places where people can legally own and carry guns, theres less gun violence. and it seems like a paradox. no one wants people running aro...

Corrupt union. some of their local unions operate like episodes of the sopranos. he didnt seem to play any role in cleaning it up. since hes been nominated the first time, hes been now named in an embezzlement and extortion lawsuit, and they claim he covered up the embezzlement of union funds. there used to be the standard that you cant have the appearance of impropriety. we hope the president wasnt going to renominate him but he did. >> thanks for keeping us posted. thanks for keeping the clock...

Putting money into politics. corrupt union bosses working for them, extract money against the wonderful employees. put them towards political causes that they dont agree with. in this case we know hot money is coming from, but they dont want to the fund what they are funding. what is more outrageous. you complain about money and politics, and look, this is the most corrupt system -- >> its funny, general, i have been having this conversation all week about people who work for catholic universiti...

Until they get a clear picture what their tax structure is going to look like, they are not going to do it. megyn: bernanke tried to assuage some concerns when it comes to interest rates. he was say can this is one of the reasons where we are going to keep interest rates at the level they are at for several more years as we promised. >> reporter: if they could lower them to negative they would, but they cant. but the trick here is give businesses the confidence to start buying equipment and hiri...

They dont leave me much of a choice. megyn: your thoughts, christopher? >> after whats happened in wisconsin, any union member who thinks the republican party standser to them has a serious problem. their $5 a month in union dues is not going to solve. megyn: he should enjoy the fact that his dollars are supporting the democrats. >> he has an opportunity to vote the union leadership out if he doesnt believe they stand for him. megyn: chris plant, as i understand the law, he actually has a right ...

To political purposes i greatly oppose. >> my union was using my union dues to push a political agenda i oppose. >> do workers have a right to mow more about what its being used for and whether it has to be taken from them? >> reporter: the states regulate part of them. in 277 of them unions can automatically subtract money from workers paychecks whether they join or not. but the supreme court has ruled that workers who have money taken from their checks also have the right to keep the union fro...

Your ts and hire lawyers to get your regulations in. i enjoy the general zod look today. megyn: you didnt mean it. there was an audible look in the studio. christopher, you raise an interesting points. i want to ask whether this is an example of overreach or is it an attempt to protect union members who dont want their money messed with politically for causes they dont like, like this guy back in 2010. >> im willing to have the money put aside into an organization we both can agree on and thats ...

This issue. it seems clear union workers are supposed to have the option to opt out to make sure their dues dont go towards political causes with which they disagree. but there is a real question, thats what congress and issa are look into. whether the unions are complying with the law and whether there is a little strong arming going on. chris plants, what say you? >> if there are laws in place they are not being enforced. nobody has put any attention to them. they have been ignored. $1.1 billi...