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The year 2010. >> what's even more disturbing is that we don't have the policy prescription that can help to predeuce the level of unemployment across the country for blacks or whites, latinos. you know, just recently there was a debate on the senate floor where the senators were finally putting forward some good ideas about job creation and small businesses. and one senator, of course, you know, said, no way, we're going to put money for youth unemployment. black youth unemployment is almost approaching 50%. that's another concern. if we're worried about the future, we're worried about the ne...

One senator recently, of course, said, no way we're going to put money for youth unemployment. black youth unemployment is almost approaching 50%. that's another concern. if we're worried about the future, worried about the next generation, then we have to put money behind the programs. >> look at these numbers, roland. as far as americans without health insurance, whites 10.8%. blacks 19.1%. hispanics 30.7%. are you surprised by those numbers? >> you have to tie lack of health insurance to lack of jobs. i was speaking to the department of transportation's small business summit. $46 billion sp...

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Be is misleading because if you had the same labor participation rate, the unemployment rate would be 10.8%. so think about that. instead of 5%, we are at 10.8%. >> they argue we are doing a lot better than we were right after the meltdown and stimulus was a big reason. >> you spend a trillion bucks, you're going to have some impact. you use their own measurement of what it would do and it's nowhere near what they promised. you have millions of americans out of work who otherwise would have a job. so they have tried it. let's try something different. let's stimulate the economy. let's do somet...

Regulations, but in some ways the attitude of the regulators has become more antagonistic. >> manufacturers that i talk to are very worried about the regulatory onslaught that's coming your way. they're very worried about the fact that after the election, there could be even more regulations coming down the pike. >> if mr. obama wins. the last time a president facing reelection confronted unemployment this high was ronald reagan in 1984. he got reelected with a peak of 10.8% unemployment, but with very different policies. >> more than what president obama did, 10%. but he deregulated, cut taxe...