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Been around 6 million. almost four million have been unemployed for a year. that is permanent underclass of people formerly proud americans. they paid mortgages. they sent their kids to college. the real sad story there, those kind of jobs, those skillsets you cant get paid a lot of money anymore to do. jenna: some republicans will say lower tax rates, get corporate america to start hiring again but i wonder if something like that, a policy switch would actually get those people that have been u...

Over a year. 5.6 million people. been around 6 million. almost four million have been unemployed for a year. that is permanent underclass of people formerly proud americans. they paid mortgages. they sent their kids to college. the real sad story there, those kind of jobs, those skillsets you cant get paid a lot of money anymore to do. jenna: some republicans will say lower tax rates, get corporate america to start hiring again but i wonder if something like that, a policy switch would actually ...

That motoseriously . any campaign that focuses on freedom or the constitution is well received here in new hampshire. but the other point that is accurate. iowa is socially. conservative. but the fight is what you dont awn here. santorum is reaching out to machinist and factory workers and a segment that is not always thought of as traditional republicans . hes trying to widen the republican vote and feels he can be more successful among those people who tend to be swing voters. new hampshire le...

Motoand republican voters take that motoseriously . any campaign that focuses on freedom or the constitution is well received here in new hampshire. but the other point that is accurate. iowa is socially. conservative. but the fight is what you dont awn here. santorum is reaching out to machinist and factory workers and a segment that is not always thought of as traditional republicans . hes trying to widen the republican vote and feels he can be more successful among those people who tend to be...

Seeing -- in western pennsylvania day in and day out to buy rick santorums freedom as he said. that is a story that makes every american stop and say thats why i love america. even if we arent as mobile as we used to be, thats what we like to think of ourselves. and rick santorum as mike says, hes got that narrative that the other candidates dont have. >> you also might say that some of his positions sort of connect to and reflect what you are describing. he is, i think the only one of the repub...

To buy rick santorums freedom as he said. that is a story that makes every american stop and say thats why i love america. even if we arent as mobile as we used to be, thats what we like to think of ourselves. and rick santorum as mike says, hes got that narrative that the other candidates dont have. >> you also might say that some of his positions sort of connect to and reflect what you are describing. he is, i think the only one of the republican candidates right now who talks in a very big wa...

surging along with his poll numbers, i understand. tell me more about that. >> thats right, they raised a million dollars in 24 hours after those iowa caucuses and he is fighting hard for votes here in new hampshire. you know, the conventional wisdom was, kyra, that he would spend more time in south carolina because thats where a lot of social conservatives are, not so much up here in new hampshire. but keep in mind, rick santorum has a rust belt republican approach to how he wants to ...

Millions and millions of shares of stock options and now theyre reaping these huge windfalls as ceos. and the irs will let the companies deduct fully the total amount of compensation. on the other side, we have wages in decline because of international competition, because factory workers dont get any of those breaks because the whole tax system is rigged for the top this is this unbelievable gap weve created in this country of inequality. we need tax reform, but the kind of tax reform our polit...

Fortunately or unfortunately in a 24/7 society and to drill down a little bit on this, t s you cit sunion play to get management not to send e-map>s out. you know why? they want today prevent worker burnout. if they are he unionized employains and betting most are factory workers, ive worked in a unionized factory, brenda. i was bored and maybe physically tired at the end of the day, i was not burned out and certainly, and thats-- m khat do you think theyre getting. one or two e-mails after hour...

I want to bring in robert reich, former secretary of labor, currently a professor at uc berkeley, and author of the book "aftershock." mr. reich, what do you think when you hear this story? >> well, ed, what i think is not only about greed and also about the plight of average working people, but i think about the whole american economy. i mean, whos going to buy all the goods and services and things that companies make if americans dont have the money in their pockets to buy them? we used to hav...