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Shut off, energy bills have skyrocketed and when the country raised the national sales tax earlier in year many stopped spending. thats why the economy plunged 7% and slipped in to a surprise recession. people feel they cant afford with flat wages and weak yen, they are having a hard time getting by. >> you mentioned voter turnout pretty low here. there is no risk to his party losing control? >> it would be a stunning upset if abe were to lose control in this election. it just doesnt seem statis...

Way ♪ >> joining us is congressman keith ellison from minnesota. thanks fog being with us. what does the latest executive order mean for workers? it goes to a limit of just under $52,000. so bill oreilly doesnt have to worry about anything, okay. and neither does ed henry. i think theyre doing better than that. but bottom line here, what is this going to do? >> it means the president is listening. it means that work rules regarding overtime pay are going to be honored, and that people are goin...

Are you its leader? >> this isnt about me, this is about the issues, about whats happening to americas families. americas middle class, americas hard working families have been hammered on for a generation now. and its not just one problem. its one after another after another. they have been hit with flat wages or even slightly declining wages and all the core expenses of being middle class, of housing, of health care, of what it costs to keep a child in daycare or send a kid to college, to medi...

Pristine credit rating by a whole notch. claiming growth in political turmoil for throwing the deficit reduction plan off course. still, prime minister david cameron says he has full confidence in the finance minister george osbourne, and britain now joins the u.s. in france and having lost its triple-a rating from at least one major agency. >> well, meantime, here at home, a triple threat to the u.s. economy is now taking a toll on businesses and consumers, some economists are now seeing new wa...

>> bill: its 15%, sister. the stats are the stats. >> well, the stats are the stats. but lets look at whats accomplished. folks are working. folks are engaged. folks are taking care of their kids. if its because of flat wages, then its about time we address the issue of wages. thats what jesus would say pay to the labor what his worth is lets do it. >> bill: we appreciate your work very spirited debate. thank you very much. when we come right back, bernie goldberg on how the media is handling th...

>> bill: its 15%, sister. the stats are the stats. >> well, the stats are the stats. but lets look at whats accomplished. folks are working. folks are engaged. folks are taking care of their kids. if its because of flat wages, then its about time we address the issue of wages. thats what jesus would say pay to the labor what his worth is lets do it. >> bill: we appreciate your work very spirited debate. thank you very much. when we come right back, bernie goldberg on how the media is handling th...

>> bill: its 15%, sister. the stats are the stats. >> well, the stats are the stats. but lets look at whats accomplished. folks are working. folks are engaged. folks are taking care of their kids. if its because of flat wages, then its about time we address the issue of wages. thats what jesus would say pay to the labor what his worth is lets do it. >> bill: we appreciate your work very spirited debate. thank you very much. when we come right back, bernie goldberg on how the media is handling th...

>> to my mind, this is really a referendum on whether we still believe that the american dream is alive. we dont believe you have to settle for anemic growth, flat wages, and fewer jobs, and the jobs that we do have, too many of them being shipped overseas never to come back. so we werent willing to settle for the status quo because we believe that america can do better and thanks to this imported, historic piece of legislation, i think all of the incentives and the pieces are in economy to take...