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Of an earning capacity where they are not the sole breadwinner, but artificially trying to raise wages when you have an economy thats being hurt by the tax code, hurt by the federal reserve, hurt by this crazy health care thing we call obamacare, that is just going to make the problem worse for those who need help the most, those who have no skills or are trying to break into the workforce. those are the ones that are hurt when you substantially raise the minimum wage. >> austan, is this -- is m...

Of an earning capacity where they are not sole breadwinner, but artificially trying to raise wages when you have an economy thats being hurt by the tax code, hurt by the federal reserve, hurt by this crazy health care thing we call obamacare, that is just going to make the problem worse for those who need help the most, those who have no skills or are trying to break into the workforce. those are the ones that are hurt when you substantially hurt the minimum wage. >> austan, is this -- is minimu...

Maybe like ten years ago, there would have been a sense of maybe im a little embarrassed. now, im proud, im not going to have her carrying this baby. im carrying this baby. >> youve seen commercials about that where its being celebrated, a guy with a baby carriage. >> right. >> louis c.k., hardly a model, comedian for masculinity in the traditional sense, nonetheless in a kind of macho way has talked about youre not a real man if youre not parenting. hes saying that -- hes questioning your manho...

The stipends so they could come back and go to school. but it was one of the great accomplishments post world war ii. every economist that looks at higher education will tell you that higher education is going to lift the standard of living and the earning capacity of every individual that goes to college. i would like to see more equity than debt. >> president obama has talked about his experience, the first ladys experience on student loans and how they just wouldnt be where they are in life...

And their lives along the way in this economy? >> well, you look, its an extremely important thing that the government attempts to do, we have transformed the middle class after the second world war, the gi bill, thanks to web and others we extended it to iraq war veterans and it wasnt equity, it was cash equity and the stipends so they could come back and go to school. but it was one of the great accomplishments post world war ii. every economist that looks at higher education will tell you tha...

>> what do you make of that statement? his answer has gotten no better. michael? >> i dont begrudge him for paying a 15% tax rate if thats appropriate for his earning capacity. and he certainly seems like a straight arrow. i would be shocked to find theres anything nefarious that goes on. but it fosters this narrative of mitt romney being the other. meaning not one of us. kind of ironic. so often the critics of the president try to portray him as not one of us. this exotic exotic background in r...

A penalty clause, for example, if you were to fool around some penalty would kick in. absent that, those things that were in their in nancy back in the 85 when they got married, absent that the premarital agreement would just govern the distribution of their assets. >> jeanine: and in terms of their assets, it appears that they kept them separate for some time. arnold, though, being worth far more than maria, is that correct? >> yes. thats what i understand. marias worth tens of millions of doll...

Premarital agreement. a penalty clause, for example, if you were to fool around some penalty would kick in. absent that, those things that were in their in nancy back in the 85 when they got married, absent that the premarital agreement would just govern the distribution of their assets. >> jeanine: and in terms of their assets, it appears that they kept them separate for some time. arnold, though, being worth far more than maria, is that correct? >> yes. thats what i understand. marias worth te...