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Countries, in companies that are building surveillance equipment for china to spy on its own folks. thats -- governor, you are the last person to get tough on china. >> zachary, there was a combo there. the auto industry, obviously, jobs key to ohio, a lot of parts there and going back to the outsoou outsourcing from the president? >> yeah. much higher than the current minimum wage standards to compete with the outsourcing issue, its a wage issue. unfortunately, even though they talked about bri...

Income statistics that came out last week, that were pretty lousy, the only age group that saw an increase in their income was senior citizens buzz they are not in the workforce but they get their income from the benefits of government and such. but heres the problem with your guys analysis though. it is true that theres a wealth effect in terms of higher stock market values. the housing market hasnt done much at all, but the bigger problem is when you look at the wage issue, steve. and thats wh...

If you retire, those people -- >> clearly, its the wealth. in fact, if you look at the income statistics that came out last week, that were pretty lousy, the only age group that saw an increase in their income were senior citizens, who are not in the workforce but they get they are income from the benefits of government and such. but heres the problem with your guys analysis though. it is true that theres a wealth effect in terms of higher stock market values. the housing market hasnt done much ...

Lousy, the only age group that saw an increase in their income were senior citizens, who are not in the workforce, but heres the problem with your guys analysis though. it is true that theres a wealth effect in terms of higher stock market values. the housing market hasnt done much at all, but the bigger problem is when you look at the wage issue, steve. thats where o has a steep incline. wages are down 4,000 for the average family. >> youre piling on. heres president obama speaking about the tj...

>> indeed. >> you think this is another opportunity to attack the president? >> its another opportunity to attack the president. use an emotional issue to dtry o divide the president from some voters. were talking about an insurance plan. were not talking about church or faith. it does not force anything on anybody. it gives women the opportunity to have health care of their choice. its so interesting that they focus on abortion. abortion demand is at the lowest its been in modern history. its r...

>> its not controversial. people like the idea of a higher minimum wage. people understand that the minimum wage has lagged and that $7.25 is ridiculous at this point. not just in the city. >> its $280 a week before taxes and fica and everything thats taken out of it. >> exactly. >> try living on that in the washington, d.c., area. or try out in west virginia or down in georgia or any place. i mean, thats not very much money. i think if the president frames this as a way to preserve the middle c...

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