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Great time. could ford and the other u.s. automakers be doing more to help that city that is having such a difficult time now? >> well, its very important for us to have a healthy detroit and a healthy southeast michigan. we think were doing our part. not only philanthropically in terms of the city and area but also economically. weve added thousands of jobs here in the southeast michigan area over the past two or three years. the reason weve been able to do that is because our business is growi...

Government. what we did was a gallup poll that surveyed americans, americans by a 72% majority think big government is a bigger threat to america than big business. >> lets not forget the government debauchery of the general services and administration scandal. the multiplier effect of government recklessness and debauchery goes on. prius tution scandal with congress -- prostitution scandal by congress and use of funds to go home or personal trips, trips to i have yesna yesna -- trips to barcelo...

Finished that diatribe with a bah or humbug. two million people you are talking about cut off their lifeline to be able to pay their bills and feed their famlist. and, more importantly, the long-term uninsured action benefits the economy. it adds $38 billion to the gdp because of multiplier effect of spending. if it is cut off, estimates say you will lose 300,000 jobs in the economy rather than gaining it. this motion going from a year to, going from half a year to a year or maybe a year-and-a-h...

Preaching in washington, which is a defeatest attitude. they dont believe in the american. doesnt mean crutches and aides. let people come back into the job market, confidence is what this is all about. that will spark a real recovery. unlimited unemployment benefits 50, million people on food stamps. thats nutty. you can do the math and talk the multiplier effect, thats not what north america was built on. people will eventual he find a job. >> if interest rate goes up, guess what happens? th...

>> this is our principal food assistance program. people relied on it for a very long time. it was always part of a farm bill where agricultural subsidies were provided. at the same time, we ensured people would not go hungry. the real tragedy is the republican proposal that came out of the house. they made the farm subsidies more generous at the same time they cut $40 billion in the snap program. you know, this is money that helps stimulate the economy in addition to feeding people. folks to th...

Able to count on from food banks such as yours, and who some of these people are. because i think people dont have a really clear picture of who some ben faefactors of food banks are. >> thats an excellent question, fredricka. a lot of them are children. 80% of people who receive food stamps are women and children, whether they be women who are the moth hadders of children or women who are seniors. but i want to be clear about something when we talk about the beneficiaries. you know, the $5 bill...

Off food stamps when the unemployment rate is still over 7%? these are the kinds of cuts that have to be fought. also theyre not good for the economy. food stamps have a multiplier effect in promoting growth. so we got to keep both those things in our head at the same time and resist some of these cuts. >> i suppose, e.j., it also is about how one looks at the role of government and what is important in our society. because let me show you, the what president talked about the importance of helpi...

>> nice assumption youre making. youll find out when you become president. >> i dont know. >> you, the pope, and the queen of england, and him. >> enviable company for anyone. >> let me ask you because it is a serious issue, isnt it? >> for us were such a local business everywhere. we operate more than a thousand factories, piers, across seven countries, so that doesnt apply to us, but think the key is what can we do in every country where we operate to continue to create employment opportunitie...

We see it with women in education, multiplier effect of women in developing countries, help for women that us aid tries to engender and a lot of ngos. here at home a lot of women and working class women really feel they dont have enough support. >> i think thats true. sadly over the past 20 years in the united states we havent seen that much progress. if you look at the numbers, there was a surge of women in the workplace in the late 1960s, 70s and into the 80s. what we havent seen is we havent ...

Who are not libertarians are paying attention to my videos and twitter accounts. they may learn something. >> that is the goal. for people out there you have tips on social media? how to spread these ideas? >> dont over post. we found three times a day produces the highest level of engagement with activists. think about the multiplier effect. the people you touch all of their friends are in engaged in that conversation. there are about a billion people on twitter. we as libertarians finally have...