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The charge given that boeing is not firing unionized workers . hiring a thousand people and investing thousands in south carolina . this is something we should cheer and not sue the company for. >> so what happens in terps of capitol. boeing goes back to washington state or will the company say you know what, china, ireland, and mexico. is that what happens. >> i think that will happen. they have a bottom line and willicalculate their costs. you have to understand what the government is citing t...

The stance hes taking? >> well, the real injury is to this state. the governor began his term by talking about making wisconsin open for business and attracting jobs to wisconsin. no thoughtful businesses are going to try to come to a state where youve had the kind of turmoil that weve exhibited the last three weeks. this is a very serious matter that not only impacts the future of a few politicians but it really has a huge negative effect on the entire state. if the governor really scare cas ab...

Reporting on union activity all over the country as pointed out. colbert is entitled to distort reality. distortion has been very, very good to him. is colbert a pinhead or patriot? >> last night we featured matthew perry trying to promote his new program by sniping at the factor. we asked him if he should get the hot comb. we have not heard back. 91% believe hes a pinhead, 9% is a patriot. i believe colbert may be among the 9%. that is it for us tonight. check out the factor news website. spout...

Close that gap of what is due and owing to the state workers when it comes to pensions and retired health benefits. >> harris: so in connecticut they want to do it without touching the unions? >> they want to freeze pay and raise the retirement age in connecticut and youre right, essentially thats basically it, not touching the collective bargaining rights, harris, so, weve seen in wisconsin its a fight about collective bargaining rights and the governor wants to stop that. he also wants to stop...

Like half an hour if they get their questions answered. its so appalling. i would be ashamed to run the irs if i was in charge of the irs. >> its millions of phone calls. what we did today in this hearing is look, here is where the money is $60 billion in bonuses paid out. 500,000 hours in paid union activity supported by the american taxpayer. $2.1 million going to a whited shoe law firm with 1,000 bucks an hour paid by billed by partners. >> what law firm. >> i dont know off the top of my head...

But the place is loaded with lawyers and paying is thousand dollars an hour to outside law firm. congressman didnt tell us what law firm. >> all of this is happening in the context of obamacare. the federal government has made filling out taxes much more complicated for a lot of people. a lot of these calls are people who waited for hours and hours and didnt get any answer at all. not just the ones who waited a half an hour and got somebody. a lot of those were about a more complex tax system th...

And michigan is about to become a right to work state, where you cant get a job without having to join a union. >> these so-called right to work laws dont have anything do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. >> michigan is ground zero for union activity. >> ♪ gangnam style >> this guy should have never been there. they realized he had done this in 2002 and 2004. apologies dont matter. he said we want american troops, their families, wives and kids, to die, die a painful d...

In nevada according to the average of polls president leads by 5.3. politically, the silver state breaks down to two major counties. here in clark county, where two-third of the state estrenol centesregistered vote. two-third. they have advantage in union activity here. home to reno the republicans appear to have the advantage in organization and numbers. how the counties -- how the candidates do in these counties will decide who wins the state. we begin with president obama rolling the dice on ...

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To have recessions or depressions or bubbly booms be nice and even with these wise people but the leaves of government. >> reagans economic advisors were a new breed including milton friedman the noble laureate alan greenspan and martin henderson. arthur laffer. >> we have four general areas of policy the one everyone focuses on low rat flat taxes our second policy with sound money the value of the dollar the third area which was free trade and the 4th area incomes policies. these were the indir...