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National average for gallon of regular is $2.85, up 80 cents from a year ago. south carolina republican gram g lindsey graham is considering a gasoline tax and it would provide alternative energy sources. graham's idea which he insists is not a straight gasoline tax would add 15 cents to each gallon of gas. the goal: reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emission. the 15 cent fee would by a complicated formula fall as the pollution generated by industry and utilities also fell. he says it's better than the new regulation by the environmental protection agency or across-the-board taxes on carbo...

A dollar there from a dollar to $2. from yarn it's then turned into socks. it's knitted into socks. a value added from $2 to $4.50, throughout the chain of production here, you can see a value is added. we started off at a dollar, and now $4.50, the value added is $3.50. we're going to assume to keep it basic and simple, a 10% value-'d added tax, so what we're talking about is a 35% tax that is added on to the price of the socks to the $4.50. final price for the socks with a v.a.t. is $4.85. you can see, wolf, there's a comparison. without a v.a.t., you'd be talking about a $4.50. and with a v...

If you performed -- why not have -- if somebody -- some of these starbucks can have a cup for money, why not you have a giant bucket where people can throw money? >> of course we can and we do. >> i don't believe you do. >> some things i -- first of all, tiping is a city in china. second of all, tiping is good for your karma. unless you want your karma to get run over by your dog, you better hook it up. >> are you sure allen king is not in there? >> that's not a cigar, that's a baby's arm. >> i totally forgot what i was going to say. >> here is what i hate about tiping. it was $1.85 and you sa...

Shouldn't have to break three bucks or 5 bucks to get 96 cents in change. when you go to cafe metro. it is $1.85 you don't want the change, but they nail you for the extra 97 cents. that pisses me off. >> on behalf of cafe metro corporate, i thank you for the plug. >> is that what you are calling your bedroom? >> it gives it more of a metro feel. >> if this article is to be believed there are now tiping jars in mcdonalds which sun believable. >> i question that. i think she got confused. >> have you seen this? >> i have seen them in places like mcdonalds. they are always in starbucks. everywhe...

24 minutes aft hour. time for "minding your business" this morning. the jobs are going to come back slowly. leading economists say the unemployment rate will only inch down to 9.3% by the end of this year. it has been 9.7% since january. >> gas prices meanwhile are going up. according to the national lum burg survey, the average is $2.85. up more than three cents. >> steve corral and tina faye striking gold with "date night." it tied with "clash of the titans." china, our huge market, and also a potential adversary. coming up, our special report "china rising," is it good or