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The koran is also not acceptable. now, here at home, both sides trading gap over prizing gas prices the president saying theres no quick fix, but needs an energy plan beyond oil. and republicans arguing his policies are to blame for the price at the pump. im jamie colby, keep is right here on fox. >> brenda: talk about double trouble. gas prices just about doubling since president obama took office. and this week, the president doubling down on his green energy agenda. including using algae to h...

When you have former underdeveloped countries like india and china that are now economic super powers and they consume more nonpetroleum based products that need oil and thats it. >> and the point, todd, i think you just said we produce 87 million and consume 85 and the math right there. >> mike, you know. >> and economics are going up in this country. we have a supply glut right in cushing right now. get out of here. >> come on. >> brenda: go ahead, toby. >> if mikes point is correct and specul...

People that are getting fired are not just going into somebody elses job. >> whats that got to do with inflation though? >> a weak demand in general. i mean. >> you cant have it both ways. >> the economy is growing. >> and 2% is not big growth and remember, 50 more percent of the actual earnings for the corporations are from overseas and thats where theyre actually adding people and here is where theyre cutting back. >> you look amazed, gary b. what are you saying? >> im not amazed. mike made th...

Look, its a simple lesson in economics 101. when youre spending more money for lifes necessities such as food, you said were up 5% in a year, less more other items. corporate profits will take a hit and that leaves corporations with two options, one, you can pass the rising cost on to consumers which were seeing or layoff people so we have to be prepared. >> well, gary b. and weve seen that with safeway, a lot of times, in a recession, companies will just, you know, their margins will shrink and...

>> using that logic though gary b. then say they eliminate at that product and then its the former over there producing that can of goods, then they have to start laying off people and thats the ripple effect and the ancillary effect. >> and spends money in another area. they dont just go from 20,000, skus to 10,000. >> its pure assumption. >> boys and girls, were a little deep in the weeds here, the average american is taking him or herself, yeah, yeah, and average american is saying, look it, ...

>> a lot. >> too bad for them. yes, they might fire people because of it and everybody else will see lower rate with less deductions, which is a good thing and there are issues when you raise them. >> gary b. you like simplifying the tax code. does this do it? >> i do, brenda, but, first, just an announcement. ill be appearing on the mike norman show which starts after this show. >> which is going to be a pick. >> but apart from that, no, this is horrible and toby had it right. this is not a tax...

>> okay, actually, gary, i think you mean friday, david. but, gary, he said-- david said theres nothing new here, in fact, is that the problem, that theres just more spending? >> he also said he didnt want to get into the details, brenda, but thats where the details are-- >> i said, leave it to the details. >> please, gary, come on. (laughter) >> i try to paint you in a bad light whenever i can, david, im sorry. you know that. listen the details are this though, in the last year, last fiscal yea...

>> i will love this and i asked for this. wal-mart has a communication and trust between their customers and theyre going to now change their store schematics so you can see side by side and do talking points. instead of potato chips, apple chips are better. instead of the frosted flakes and here is kashi. theyre trust with resources for the consumer, im all for this. >> brenda: why is this better than the food police, gary b? >> its simple, wal-mart is giving what the customer wants. im not her...

>> hold on a minute, youre-- david, just, just a minute let me get gary b in here, i want to hear what you have to say. >> well, david hits on, you know, the point that the unions are this panacea, he said, well, unions come in and demand. >> i didnt say they were a panacea. >> hold on, you said they could come in and demand a fair wage. isnt, david, the market to determine the fair wage. not for the unions to come in. thats how monopoly operates and to the point and they demand what they say-- ...

>> welcome back, go to restart congress.org and chuck woolery is going to stick around in the after the show show. youll have to visit two sites. go to foxnews.com for the after the show, show. >> see you tomorrow, everybody. >> brenda: occupiers and unions blasting the big conservative bash in washington d.c. and it comes as more conservative lawmakers are pushing right to work laws. unions hate them. but are they the right fix to get americans working again? hi, everyone, im brenda buttner, th...