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we'll introduce legislation to do it. it will cost us about $70 billion a year of federal money or money in general to provide free tuition in every public college and university in america. $70 billion a year. republicans want to give $269 billion in tax breaks to the richest 5,000 families by eliminating the estate tax. lose $110 billion every year because corporations stash their money in the kaman islands and don't pay in federal taxes. if we're competitive in the global economy, we need the best educated workforce, we need to encourage kids to go to college, graduate school, regardless...

We're here to make healthier happen. optum. healthier is here. well, today is tax day, as everyone knows. and the house republicans are pushing a bill that would kill off the estate tax and give tax breaks to the wealthiest 2/10 of 1% of all americans, the so-called death tax repeal act would benefit individuals with wealth of more than $5.4 million and couples worth more than $10.9 million. the tax cut would cost the treasury department $269 billion over the next ten years, all for the benefit of about 5500 households in the country. the house is expected to vote on that bill later this wee...

>> but peter won't be here. >> this is the best four hours i've spent. i love it. >> thank you so much for being in for tucker. it was great. hope you'll join us tomorrow. we'll have a lot of fun. they say they're snooping to protect us. but as the lawsuits pile up, will this nsa mess end up hurting one of the strongest parts of our struggling economy? hi, everyone, i'm brenda butner. the bulls and bears this week. gary b. smith, toeben smith, jonas, john layfield along with susan ox. welcome to everybody. okay, gary b., you say all this snooping could shock the one part of the economy that'...

Let's ask the man who served in the white house of policy. good morning to you, peter, and welcome to the show. >> good morning. glad to be here. >> clayton: does this ever change? i moon, 1990, it sounds like we're going over the exact same things again here in 2012. >> what's most immediately relevant is what happened as a result of that package. the spending cuts were never really enacted. the tax increases pushed the economy into recession. and so the deficit increased rather than declined. so it went from 220 billion in 1990 to 269 billion in 1991, 290 billion in 1992. i think that's dire...

Levels levels which is $472 billion for a military budget and that soup like -- sounds like a lot of money. >>guest: can you not look at the budget in terms of the total amount but in terms of the capabilities it provides. also, what has happened. should the 20 department budget be on the table given financial crisis of the country? of course. and the leaders in. department realize that but the fact is, secretary gates before he left took $269 billion out of the defense department budget for efficiency and cut four junior programs stopping the f22, and the marine amphibious vehicle and cut a n...