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2008 and a little bit beyond, wages for 95% of wage earners in the united states have been stag nanlt. take a look at the top 5%. they werent that spread out in 1917, but take a look at whats happened over the decades, particularly in the last 20 years how theyve shot up. basically the rich have become richer while the working stiffs have stayed pretty of the same. what is the first step for somebody in that blue area in america right now who says theres this great america that has been doing so...

Figuring out how to become richer. i think you can talk about how business has done, technology has allowed outsourcing. >> and mostly, the working stiffs depend on their paycheck. the rich make money in other ways. they can invest in the stock market, in property like were talking about, they buy the services of other people. >> look, look, its fundamental. if you are one of those people who was making money when you are asleep because some business is making it on your behalf, or you are one o...

Governors association keep this going. a million is not enough. get $2 million. secondly, i hope rupert murdoch gives a million to every democratic committee. thats maybe the only way the democrats can match them in fund-raising. >> john, isnt this kind of a new day when media types, big corporations start writing checks for candidates? i mean, where is the fair and balance in that? >> let me say that the democrats already have a huge financial advantage. mostly because theyre getting money from...

Detained is, in fact, a diplomat from qatar. mohammad akhab al maddadi. is there any way we can find out if diplomats are exempt from tsa screening on flights like this one? >> no. not normally. not at his level. the last time i looked at the protocols there was diplomat immunity from the senior ranking diplomat, the ambassador visiting heads of state. the working stiffs in the diplomatic offices know they would not be immune from screening. no. they would not be able to pass around the screenin...

In past years? >> i think its different in kind from what weve seen over a lot of -- domestic fights. were shouting past each other in way that i think makes governance very difficult. i think, for a great nation to be involved in this circus kind of thing has real danger to it. >> is this just the beginning? >> that was in the bush administration with t.a.r. het care kaz become the metaphor for the policies that the president is trying to ram down our throat. its about t.a.r., taking money from...

Least. they are pulling money out of medicare to fund this thing. they have consultants earning $200,000 a year. they have already blown tens of billions of dollars on this. im telling you something, neil, this is the worst piece of legislation if ever in modern american history. the way this was passed was outrageous. it was utterly unconstitutional and what i am trying to tell you is i dont know how this will end up, but whatever party stands up and tries to deal with this effectively will be ...

Go out and say that is not enough. they need more what principle i quote ann coulter with you tonight. she is the one who has to convince sean. bill crystal wrote, might it be prudent for republicans to accept for now a modified version of the proposal? >> nope, it cant be done. surely republican members of congress understand there is something crazy about appearing to fight for the death to the tax code. they pay a 14% tax on millions of cop taapitol income on laboro up to 15.3% for all the wo...

Country who want the government to support them. you know that. the entitlement class is growing in america. >> i dont think thats the majority by any means. and i think a lot of people who today find themselves dependent upon government getting unemployment check would like nothing better than to be getting a paycheck and being responsible for themselves and their own family. >> bill: here is how the president is going to position it he is going to say im going to cut your payroll taxes for wor...