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Thing programs, republicans, democrats, all pigs, and don't you insult farmers saying you're looking out for them. you're looking out for yourselves and like the pigs feeding at the trough. david william is with the taxpayer protect alliance, and, david, you say these little piggies should just go home. >> this is amazing. you have a $959 billion bill that was 640 bill five years ago, and they called that a cut. they actually said they're cutting the farm bill this year, yet it cost almost $300 billion morement. >> they made that argument because some of these programs' growth was cult from 10...

Republicans in it because i tell you what, i'm really disturbed by the discussion about the welfare state, for example. that is led by republicans and that is led by democrats. in 2006, you had $59 billion that went to social welfare problems. that $92 billion that went to corporate welfare programs. so i want to see democrats and republicans get off the dime, become americans, and let's deal with the problems before us. >> ron, interesting, your analysis. what's your reaction, ron, because santita seems to be saying she would like to hear the stories of the people who are struggling, not nece...

Travelers who pay just over $41 a day in taxes, $2.5 more than what you pay in new york city and roughly $4.50 than the average bill in minneapolis. warren buffett has made more than any other had this country. $37 million a day this year. as of december 11th that adds up top $12.7 billion. he's now worth just over $59 billion. bill gates has raked in about $11.5 billion at least on paper, still the wealthiest with a net worth of 72 of $6 billion. sheldon adelson just ahead of jeff base zo mark zuckerberg rounding out the top five. >> security's early. >> and thanks in part to his role this ye...

That's about $2.3 billion worth of the social network. facebook says most of that money will go toward paying taxes. another financial move, zuckerberg will contribute some of the money to charities. another billionaire in the headlines is warren buffett who apparently had a better year in the stock market than the rest of us did. one study shows that buffett's fortune at least on paper climbed to over $59 billion this year alone. that, by the way, is up nearly $13 billion from last year, and breaking the numbers down, that means that buffett added $37 million a day or $1.5 million an hour t...

Thanksgivi thanksgiving. there are people packing it in and spending their money on that special day. >> if you go on k-mart's facebook page, a lot of angry comments are on the page. but you're right, people will be in the store at 6:00 a.m. on that morning. >> and we certainly saw complaints with k-mart. shopper on best buy's facebook page are saying that best buy should be ashamed of itself. and everybody needs to take a chill pill here. black friday weekend brought in $59 billion last year total for retailers. and this year shoppers say they're planning to spend less. think about it, starti...