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And ultimately, like i said before to you, if i tax you more money, its not going to help the budget deficit. you can tax all these people to death if you want to, and you and i both know its going to go into that big fat pot of the treasury and its going to disappear. its not going to pay off our debt and then were going to stick it to the golden goose who is going to give me a job or give me a raise. that doesnt solve our problems. >> bill press, have at it. >> first of all, bill oreilly says ...

He doesnt think well connect the two. number two, he went on "the view," he was trying to be nice, because last time he was on, whoopi goldberg and joy behar walked out on him. were talking about fair share. bill oreilly should pay the same rate on his taxes as the person he buys his falafels pays on hers. >> heidi, what do you make of oreillys flip like that? >> i dont know what shared sacrifice means. when i talk about it on my radio show, i ask people, give me a number, bill press. give me a ...

He thinks were too dumb to know what he says at night and what he says on "the view." he doesnt think well connect the two. number two, he went on "the view," he was trying to be nice, because last time he was on, whoopi goldberg and joy behar walked out on him. were talking about fair share. bill oreilly should pay the same rate on his taxes as the person he buys his falafels pays on hers. >> heidi, what do you make of oreillys flip like that? >> i dont know what shared sacrifice means. when i ...

With us tonight. >> good to be with you, ed. >> i want to make sure america gets this story, because i think its part of our infrastructure, i think its huge to small business into the ag community especially, its going to hurt the poor, its going to hurt the disabled, its going to hurt seniors. is there any way you think your bill is going to be able to pass to turn this around? >> i think it can be part of the solution. weve been meeting. there have been full members of the house, full members...

Shut down the human faith of government. and ill remind you of one thing, ed. every day postal workers save lives. its not their job, but they knock on a door and somebody doesnt answer, they go in and get somebody health care. postal workers deliver babies all the time. >> great point. >> human beings going out into our communities. >> no question about it. john, great to have you with us. washington correspondent magazine. obviously, we want to know what you think, and tweet us at ed show. c...

And from the facts we just laid out, im definitely siding with the firefighters on this one. jack reel is the president of the columbus professional firefighters union, local 67. jack was with me at the show that we did in columbus, ohio a few weeks ago. he is also a target of the breitbart smear campaign. explain to the anti-union activists why taking away your right to arbitration hurts your ability to keep firefighters safe? >> well, first off, thanks, ed, for having me. but the big part of t...

Money, its not going to help the budget deficit. you can tax all these people to death if you want to, and you and i both know its going to go into that big fat pot of the treasury and its going to disappear. its not going to pay off our debt and then were going to stick it to the golden goose who is going to give me a job or give me a raise. that doesnt solve our problems. >> bill press, have at it. >> first of all, bill oreilly says the next president has to talk about shared sacrifice. this p...

Been cut in half, theyve been hanging on. so this would allow us to downsize by attrition, by having voluntary retirements of hundreds of thousands of these employees -- >> but the financial issue here, congressman, is that the law was passed by a lame duck republican congress in 2006 before nancy pelosi got her hands on the gavel and the democrats took over the house. this was one last shot at the working folk of america in an attempt to destroy the post office. and they have put a harness on t...

>> the law says these folks can negotiate on wages, hours, terms and conditions. same exact language, but we added extra language to the bill in an abundance of caution that expressly says that they can negotiate on issues of safety equipment. >> if ed schultz were here, what would you say to him regarding that? >> reading is fundamental. read the bill. understand the heat and hyperbole, but i prefer to deal in the facts. >> she likes to deal in facts. so here are a few of them. republicans are ...

Government or what part of your government do you have the greatest confidence in and the greatest customer satisfaction, and the postal service comes out on top time and time again. so i dont think that people have the same regard for the private companies that are trying to move into the market. >> whether they trust them or not, its an issue of access. if you dont have a private company working in a rural area, how are these folks going to vote? its a disincentive. theyre going to have to get...