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Bill: america is going to get socked by a triple whammy on out tput, employment and income no matter what happens from now on 2013 will be a very tough year. in five seconds do you agree with that? >> yeah, if this tax time bomb goes off im afraid of a double-dip recession. bill: steven moore, thank you from the "wall street journal." well talk very soon. martha: it could be a coming legal firestorm heading for the white house. well tell you about the major lawsuit that the feds could be facing ...

Nothing. >> reporter: right now lane county is only filling 152 of its 507-bed jail. bill: some are blaming the federal government for this. why would that be, dan? >> reporter: lane county was forced to cut a hundred million dollars out of its budget this year. a big portion of that came from the sheriffs office budget. they eliminated 64 positions, including 28 deputies. that forced the sheriff to close one whole wing of the jail and cut down patrols 16 hours. if you need a deputy eight hours ...