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Out. >> lets say, weve said, okay, lets come together, write everyone a check. get rid of the welfare bureaucracy. $30,000, here you go. the idea that rank and file republicans that any republicans in office right now would support that is crazy. >> crazy is not the word i would use, but there is a tension between the libertarian right for whom all programs are immoral. and theres a progressive side which says all welfare programs are good, regardless of whether theyre inefficient or not. >> no ...

Is a two-edged sword. the theme of this month in politics at least in washington democrats arent really admitting how ineffective the welfare programs are and republicans refuse to come off their support for folks at the high end of incomes until both sides actually face that, its not ever going to get fixed. >> chris christie, you also talk about his troubles. how big of a problem is this? >> its time for traffic problems is going to go down in history as one of the great dumb e-mails ever. he ...

Going to inevery cities and trying to help people and give them tax incentives to do it, am i wrong or not? >> there is tax incentives, and there is tax incentives. are they pay no taxes or get free money. bill: that is fine distinction. look at the food stamp be program, now. 2008, 2million americans were on food stamps. five years later that has gone up 19 million to 47 million americans. >> well, the point of view of this administration that is in part a good thing because more people who nee...

What do we do with them? invest them in a portfolio. >> one of the risks is, like, how you promise -- how do you promise budget projections basically based on stock market investments? things like that. i mean, this has been a huge problem for pensions. >> right. >> i think theres a big risk in taking this in a more global story. >> the downside here would be, okay, we think our fund is going to perform at 6% year over year and budget out our costs at that. >> its very hard to find low-risk inve...

Sitting in the blankank account. what do we do with them? invest them in a portfolio. >> one of the risks is, like, how you promise -- how do you promise budget projections basically based on stock market investments? things like that. i mean, this has been a huge problem for pensions. >> right. >> i think theres a big risk in taking this in a more global story. >> the downside here would be, okay, we think our fund is going to perform at 6% year over year and budget out our costs at that. >> it...

They should encourage people to take the job that might feel beneath you but do it with pride and begin working again. we dont hear that from the president, that message. >> it was one of bill clintons messages. very few people in this country get direct welfare grants anymore people do have to go to work. and most of them are trying to work. the problem is the single mother household and work at a low wage job, its impossible to get fought of the poverty area. that does not excuse -- martha: yo...

Its going to be fixed by us. i think thats a good message for everyone. mm. delicious orange juice. we all drink it, but do you ever think about where it comes from? these people do. theyre undocumented immigrants. and theb they know where it comes from because they pick the oranges that are in it. they also pick the tomatoes in your salad, mow your lawns, clean your hotel rooms, hang your dry wall, even help raise your children. right now theres an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants...

Just feeding off the system. >> the vast majority of illegal aliens are consuming welfare programs. >> we have illegals coming here taking jobs. we have people at home that need these jobs. >> but are businesses really ready to get rid of such cheap, dependable labor? how many jobs are these immigrants taking away jobs from americans? it may be a policy debate in washington, but in the orange groves of polk county, florida, its a life of fear, back-breaking labor, and the looming threat of depor...

Could be denied government services thanks to the i.d. because some welfare programs want to require an i.d. to gain access. >> if for any reason you dont have fingerprints that work or whatever, you get excluded. >> the supreme court entered the fray saying no one should be denied benefits for lacking an i.d. and another lawsuit is pending. critics of the i.d. also worry about government having so much access to personal information. >> a number of institutions and agencies that have been start...

Fraud. >> the entire thing in between is electronic. >> his i.d. project could revolutionize the way india does business. but it has also been a lightningrod for controversy. >> everything is being linked up, so that your a datebase citizen. >> an advocate for the poor is one of the projects many critics. she points out some could be denied government services thanks to the i.d., because some welfare programs want to require an i.d. to gain access. >> if you dont appear as a citizen, the fingerp...