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Information on where just a fraction of it all went, and of that money, only 36.9% went to the people christie promised he'd give it to. the whereabouts of the rest of the billions of dollars remains a total mystery. we do, however, know where an additional $25 million in sandy aid went, to a very well-produced ad campaign. in fact, a whopping $4.7 million federal dollars paid for this one commercial. ♪ 'cause we're stronger than the storm, whoa ♪ >> turns out, the firm hired to run the campaign had been chosen over an advertising firm that had bid 40% less but did not propose using the go...

>> fair share housing center, an advocate group says they're frustrated, and talks of the failure to provide the most basic documents, on why thousands of families have been denied the most basic necessaries since sandy. >> the christie administration has released no information on how the money is being spent. what we do know came out of a lawsuit that alleged that the christie administration is improperly holding data on the use of the funds, in response to that, they released documents on where the money went. 36.9% of that money went to the people christie promised he would give it to. the...

His family. what i realized is that these safety net programs, while they're -- i think governor romney would call them a handout or charity to billy, also benefit his employer because his employer has -- can pay low wages and have a fed employee and it benefits us, the consumers, because it keeps costs down. these are not just handouts to billy. this is a whole system we've created of protecting folks who are the working poor in our economy. we need to protect that. >> you know, when we talk about the relationship between income tax rates and inequality, i'm struck by the golden age in this t...

What's interesting about this is the deceptive of it. he says 98% of small businesses will get a tax cut. if you look at the small businesses that create jobs, they're getting hammered he.re 90% of that income gets taxed in this plan. heritage foundation crunched the numbers. it is a deceptive sleight of hand masquerading a massive tax increase on small businesses. >> let's take a look at the bullet parts of this plan. extends cuts for those making under 250, a family. hikes upper rates to 36% and 36.9%. i thought it was interesting that he evoked clinton in that. clinton was a popular preside...

Raising taxes on the wealthy will somehow stimulate the economy. but, listen to this. say president obama gets his way, and he is able to raise taxes on those making more than $250,000 a year? say that happens, that rate hike would generate about $85 billion a year in increased revenue. but right now, the feds are spending $85 billion every 8 and a half days. according to the treasury department. so it's all a ruse. which this whole tax the rich deal means little in bringing down the deficit or anything else positive. look at this tax chart put together by the isi group which invests money for...