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Strained. youve got some member nations saying others arent contributing what was expected when they signed up to go do this. they are running out of planes, running out of bombs you have to start to question what was europe thinking as a whole, these european countries, what were they thinking in the last 50 years in their defense expenditures if they cant handle something like this how are they going to address a defensive situation like standing up against the soviet union. >> president obama...

28% of black males are graduating. whats going on? >> i think there clearly is an issue of states not effectively and equitably distributing resources. you see new york city and buffalo also has one of the lowest, as well. real indictment there in new york about the fact that theyre not spreading resources the way that they need to be. >> you see this and i think the president talked a lot about this in the last couple of weeks. you see this as not just an educational, but an economic issue. >> ...

And a bunch of people who arent contributing to the system and cant comprehend a lot of the affects of these policies, then you have a segment penalized for hard work, what do you do? >> what im -- yesterday on several shows i asked that question nobody would give a number. when you raise the issue 47% are paying no federal taxes theres a knee-jerk of people saying they pay these other taxes. 53% are paying federal taxes, 47% paying nothing. >> sean: liberals are saying hannity says 50% dont pay...

Do we say, what percentage of peoples income is taken by the government is enough, in your mind? >> i think we have elected representatives to reflect our views -- >> sean: no, i want jacques degraffs view. 50, 60, 40, 20? it is not more than we keep? >> sean: 60% is too high? >> way too high. >> sean: jedediah, you live here, right 60%? >> you have a good point where is the cut off and where is the incentive for people to work? i have friends who dont want to take jobs because they feel their c...

When you have this imbalance and a bunch of people who arent contributing to the system and cant comprehend a lot of the affects of these policies, then you have a segment penalized for hard work, what do you do? >> what im -- yesterday on several shows i asked that question nobody would give a number. when you raise the issue 47% are paying no federal taxes theres a knee-jerk of people saying they pay these other taxes. 53% are paying federal taxes, 47% paying nothing. >> sean: liberals are say...

Couldnt resist. >> i never asked once what the new nato headquarters cost. i refuse to do that. but it is beautiful. >> is that taken as funny or is that taken as offensive? >> i think they probably took it as a cheap shot, right? making fun of them. it is the kind of thing that works at home and he gets to dig the needle in a little bit. >> and the context of the lecture that he then delivered about, you know, the united states is paying for all of this and you all arent contributing your fair ...