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>> this increasing inequality and rising inequality when there's greater inequality. >> 26 times in a recent speech, president obama complained about a growing inequality in america. the question is, how much will he do about it? >> we have a tax system that could be more fair to the middle class. >> but does a close look at the tax code suggest it's unfair? the top 50%, those with incomes over $35,000, pay 97% of all federal income taxes. the top 10%, earning over $120,000, 68%. while the top 1%, those earning over $388,000, pay 35% of all federal income taxes. >> the more that politicians pu...

388,000 weekly unemployment claims. >> and gas prices, i mean, you know look at the sticker shock thought at gas prices. $3.69. that came up during the last debate. >> by the way in the northeast it's 6.69. it's so much closer. >> 4 bucks too. >> former shell ceo is going to come up with what it has to do with who is in the white house. the number that jumps out to me though is nearly 5 million people have been unemployed six months or longer. those are people that have next to nothing now in their savings. that may speak to the stat we just said less than $500. that's a devastating number. >>...

"washington post" abc poll had president obama at plus 30 over mitt romney in this question of likeability. the question i have, and i think we'll find out as you and martha were discussing in the next couple days with the new polling, was president obama's new posture a tougher more aggressive barack obama, was he able to be that way and to prosecute his case and really go after mitt romney and maintain that likeability advantage? or did he risk eroding some of that advantage because this was a newer, tougher, perhaps less likeable barack obama? bill: we saw a jobs number that came out at 8:3...

>> gretchen: fox business alert. labor department releasing jobless numbers. 388,000 first-time unemployment claims filed last week. that's up as you recall from the week before. it was 367 last week and it is higher than expected. let's see what ben stein thinks about those numbers. he's used to crunching them. >> i don't think they're so bad. obviously we would like the trend to be down. but i think anything above 400 is considered to be pretty good. >> brian: you mean below. >> i beg your pardon. below 400 is a considered good. it's not a terrible number. but obviously the direction is not ...