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>> look, i didnt expect anything different. we listened to all this huffing and puffing about how were going to work on executive compensation, that its too much. i am one that thinks a person should make as much as they can get, as long as they negotiate and fair. the problem is a lot of this is taxpayers dollars. but guess what? the banks and politicians are right neck deep together and this is where you end up with these type of numbers. nothing we can do about it. no accountability and this ...

Sideswiped somewhat. >> let me make a small effort here to try to dial back the drama here because we should have -- >> what are you talking about? >> we should explain to people what this is about. obviously legislation sometimes has unintended consequences. the unintended consequence here is that the legislation was meant to help, i think someone had said, people who didnt have health insurance. well, that creates a disincentive for companies to continue to give the insurance in certain case. ...

Exemptions. if they continue that along these lines with the unions, every tom, dick and harry and myself can ask the question, why not me? youre coming out with these laws, again, and ben said it correctly. its absolutely obscene that they would do this. >> let me try to make it clear for you. >> i dont think anybody -- any of us knows whats going to come out on the other side of this because the numbers are going to be crazy. >> go ahead, adam. take another shot. >> my good friends are precont...

The right thing to do. its not about punishing an executive here and an executive there. >> i love adam, but you and journalists like you sit around, opine about executive compensation, how these guys are paying too much, and here we have a point not that just getting paid too much, these are companies that were owned in large part by the federal government and they still got these big pay packages. thats an outrage! >> you made the cake! >> you probably a-- >> (talking over each other). >> wait...

Take off as it is. >> well, adam, ironically, you have been the most capitalistic person. does it extend this far? >> no. no problem with all the fees. thats just the price of flying. but this is a really stupid rule. you dont want to pressure the airlines into getting them up in bad weather or mechanical problem. the delays sometimes, oftentimes are for those reasons. >> dagen what, if this comes to america? >> very good point. >> we will not do that. we already have rules in place. you cant le...

Now they want federal subsidies, but they ask for the law in the first place. should they pay for it? beagen mcdowell, adam, charlie and gary k. >> they should pay for every dime. the politicians didnt read the bill. the unions didnt read the bill. every time obama comes -- president obama comes out with something, they just back it no matter what, and all of a sudden they have an oops moment cause they realized oh, my costs go up, so please help me. i think the bottom line, theyll end up with s...

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