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Them a currency manipulator on day one. what i make of it is if he does that he is trapped. he is locked into a policy and he has no wiggle room. one thing you never want to do is deny yourself options. when using only options you have no choices. we want to expand it and not reduce them. the signal that he is sending to them is that i will listen to what they have to say. that gives him a justification for a conversation and you see what comes out of it. >> our relationship is incredibly lopsided. they sell more than the us. the trade deficit. it's $289 billion. what is the solution? >> other...

General released a report last month that caught my eye. the fallouts of tobacco use, the report said, cost americans $289 billion a year. about four times as much as our federal budget for education. 20 million americans have died in the last 50 years as a result of smoking. more than the tally from all of our wars put together. this year, nearly 500,000 americans will die prematurely because of smoking. the numbers are just staggering. i imagin in china the numbers are much, much worse. well, the good news is, things are actually getting better and the ban in china is another big stride forw...

And not boiler plate. we now know the oil industry and the government agency passed with regulating them determined that there was a zero chance that this kind of undersea disaster could ever happen. when you believe that there is zero chance of a disaster happening, you do zero disaster planning. the oil industry has invested nearly zero time and money into developing safety and response efforts. the oil companies before us today amass nearly $289 billion in profits. yet, the average investment in research and development for safety accident prevention and spill response was a paltry $28

20%, $289 billion is what they spent on military related expenses. $289 billion for everything. we spend $250 billion protesting that are as ass and fighting a r with people we're partners with. don't tell me we can't afford to cut back because we can. with afghanistan, why are we still there? why do we have these guys, the best, the best trained, you telling me these guys can't kick the ass of the people in the caves? come on! we are getting ripped off. these guys are the most honorable and best and we can't get out? it has nothing to do with these

20%, $289 billion is what they spent on military related expenses. $289 billion for everything. we spend $250 billion protesting that are as ass and fighting a r with people we're partners with. don't tell me we can't afford to cut back because we can. with afghanistan, why are we still there? why do we have these guys, the best, the best trained, you telling me these guys can't kick the ass of the people in the caves? come on! we are getting ripped off. these guys are the most honorable and best and we can't get out? it has nothing to do with these