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Harm than good. the problem with just writing checks is creating a culture of dependency. what you need is a way that tie to work and family. >> a lots of programs sitting in congress that do just that. stay here. this is an important conversation for us to have. and were going to come back to this. we want you at home to weigh in on todays fire back question, exactly on this point. should job training be required to receive unemployment benefits. tweet yes or no using the #crossfire. well have ...

Accused of, republicans, being the party of no. now youre the party of strong no even against paul ryan. are you comfortable with that? being the party of no and now against paul ryan? >> what i can tell is that you the only people benefitting from this deal are the special interest groups that will get more spending in washington, d.c. if you look at the last year, the ideas of the democratic party. we have less unemployment, a faster growing economy, and it is all because washington, d.c. has ...

Whatever the word is with this president? >> this deal does not help the economy. we need a growing economy. we need less regulations and we havent even talked about the presidents health care plan. you have to roll back on something. >> i have to say that continuing with this sequester, this austerity budget which it is by any other term is the worst for the economy. it kills job growth. it kills investment. it is the poorest of economics. thats why were not fully recovered. if congress would g...

Industries like manufacturing stay in this country. unlike our economic competitors in other countries who have done, who have aggressively intervene. you cant attack my record without listening to me respond. what im telling is that you the loss of manufacturing and automotive jobs in michigan was not the governors fault. it was global forces that were beyond the fault of a governor but certainly could have been help by a bush administration that would reach its handled out to help manufacturin...

So it wasnt spending their way out of the problem. it was the bankruptcy process itself that allowed people to get rid of assets that were no longer performing and to keep the assets that were. >> my final question is about income equality. as a progressive, arent you a little disappointed? >> im very pleased the president has started to make this a big issue. two days ago i was at a speech he gave which talked about the problems, not just that some people were not doing well but it means the wh...

There. you have a bigger mega phone at the white house than i do. >> we have to nation build here and invest in education at home. send our troops home and end this war. there is no military solution. we need to get out of afghanistan. >> were going on give $555 million in petroleum. >> if i may, everyone stay right here. this is fascinating and i think different than maybe some of our audience thought. next, the final question for both our guests. we want you at home to weigh in on our fireback...

>> get talent, get the skill, contribute to the economy and move up the economic ladder. thats what we need them to do. >> we have to invest in their public education to do that. >> government doesnt create jobs. it is the private sector. >> government does provide six disfor oil company, business subsidies. >> we have to invest in education. >> the government should do that. >> absolutely. but at the state level. let the money follow the kids. right now it doesnt. we dont need more big governme...

Obama care. >> have you seen the support on all of the provisions? you said that you have a plan. id like to hear exactly what your plan is that republicans are running on other than repeal. >> lets hit on these points. youre trying to make this argument into its obama care or nothing. first of all, insurance companies have already stated that 26 year olds can stay on their parents insurance. republicans have already been in favor of pre-existing conditions. >> lets stop there. lets talk about t...

Government down all in the name of denying people health care. you have no proposal to replace it. >> first of all thats not true. >> oh, yes it is. >> the question thats on the table right now is which person thats running as a democrat in these -- >> all of our candidates, all of our candidates are able to run on the provisions of obama care. >> but you wont say it. >> i just said it. >> so theyre going to run on obama care. >> they can use obama care as an advantage. >> excellent. >> when a w...

Never proposed open prices. never proposed the idea that hospitals and doctors put out the prices of the services in, and the activities that they do in the hospitals and to their patients so people can see what the prices are. we have never tried -- >> so youre proposing throwing it all -- >> hang on. you asked my a question. i am he going to answer it. >> weve never tried small businesses and individuals being able to pool resources together. >> yes, we have. we have small group health insuran...