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>> well, don, i thought it was largely a lost weekend for him from both the standpoint of domestic impact and foreign impact. just to take the latter, i think a lot of his body language frankly, it was pretty evident that it didnt seem to me his heart was in it. you know, he showed up separately for the ceremony, and then his berating -- continued berating of the nato members for those who fail to continue 2% of their gdp, which to me is not a very meaningful measure. not to get off on this, but...

9%. >> puerto rico, right? he will not raise taxes but also has not put forward any proposals of how to deal with the pensions or labor -- or labor obligations and how to renegotiate niece contracts and i think thats going to be same issue they face in illinois, jp, the democrat who just won governorship, we will find efficiencies in government, talking about raising taxes, that would be suicide at this point i think in 2020 -- or 2022. paul: they are going to raise taxes because the legislature...

If everybody were to demand that they be -- have 20 years knocked off their life, we could save social security just like that. the public pensions crisis of the western world would suddenly go away. in that sense, if 50 years is the new 30, as they say in theld fashion magazines, lets make it literal and all defer our pensions for 20 years. >> brian: whats the take away? i want to feel better about myself after this segment because im more confused. whats the take away? >> we all have the right...

If everybody were to demand that they be -- have 20 years knocked off their life, we could save social security just like that. the public pensions a crisis of the western world would suddenly go away. in that sense, if 50 years is the new 30, as they say in the fashion magazines, lets make it literal and all defer our pensions for 20 years. >> brian: whats the take away? i want to feel better about myself after the segment because im more confused. whats the take away? >> we all have the right ...

Health care, pensions, retirement, medicare, social security, increasing wages, thats got to be the thrust of our argument. but we can walk and chew gum at the same time. article i gives us the constitutional obligation to oversee the president. president trump is not a king. theres a reason we have this democratic republic here in the united states and people govern wasnt that comes oversight responsibility. not running around with your hair on fire. responsible, sober oversight responsibility....

Increase. neil, only one way that will happen and that is to give workers a voice on the job so they can negotiate with their employers and get a bigger share of the wealth they help produce. >> neil: all right, it just seems odd you are going for claire mccaskill in this case, another prominent democrats who were there through that period of time long before this president came to power, republicans had run of the table in washington and might be listening to this and say i cant figure trumka o...

Workers. like every other candidate, hell be considered, im not making that decision. my executive counsel, my members in each state help make that decision. it is not richs decision, it is the memberships decision. >> neil: you are also the big chief, this doesnt happen without you weighing in, right? >> no, they make that decision. they actually do. i didnt -- endorse any of the candidates running today. >> neil: let me step back and understand, do you think things look good for the economy ri...

Your monologue was excellent and that really is exactly what is playing politics today. you have this huge group of people who want to make politics everything about their life and that is the reason i think a lot of smart people are suspicious of any government to put government in every aspect of her life. it should be something that pensions for us not that governs every aspect of our lives it takes over our minds and hearts makes us miserable. greg: you cant be happy if politics is in every ...

Will the democrats be sore losers or sore winners? >> a little of both. your monologue was excellent and that really is exactly what is playing politics today. you have this huge group of people who want to make politics everything about their life and that is the reason i think a lot of smart people are suspicious of any government to put government in every aspect of her life. it should be something that pensions for us not that governs every aspect of our lives it takes over our minds and hea...

>> a little of both. your monologue was excellent and that really is exactly what is playing politics today. you have this huge group of people who want to make politics everything about their life and that is the reason i think a lot of smart people are suspicious of any government to put government in every aspect of her life. it should be something that pensions for us not that governs every aspect of our lives it takes over our minds and hearts makes us miserable. greg: you cant be happy if ...