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Focus on policies aimed at helping the middle class and it looks like the president will need to knock it out of the park. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll finds a lot of americans are not happy the way president obama is handling the economy. 45% approve. 51% say they disapprove. katherine is a reporter at the "the new york times" and jared be bernstein is also with us. let me start with you in d.c. white house press secretary jay carney on "morning joe" earlier. he was asked how this ...

Any money towards implementing obama care. >> jared, why bother? by that, i mean, time and time again, the house especially has indicated that they are not going to help this president in any way, shape, or form advance his economic agenda. . not just that but specifically his economic agenda. why both engage it? >> im glad you asked me that because i wrote a piece this morning called "why bother," so im ready for you. yes, dysfunctional gridlock in washington and we talk about it all the time b...

A new study. in this current recession and of the minority vote and expect recovery public sector to win elections. employment has decreased by more >> there will be hundreds of than 500,000 jobs. thousands less abortions in america because of obama care. this current recovery look a university of washington study shows cut unintended pregnancies anything like the previous recovery, the austerity crowd 80%. didnt make massive cuts we 90% of abortions happened might have as many as 2.2 because of...

Anticipated is because government receiving more tax receipts than it expected which means the economy -- it could be a lot worse. >> what will it took like, though, if the sequester is here to stay, if theres no further stimulus? >> were looking at anemic job growth. jared is the right raise the question of what kind of jobs? yesterday in detroit a place that has seen the most amazing transformation from sort of the birth place of the middle class to a place where theres been depopulation, obvi...

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