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Examples of what we have experienced over the last four years and really what we are experiencing today. unemployment when he came into office, january of '09, 17.8%. today it's 8.3%. >> median income down. gasoline up. national debt up. the national debt has crashed through the 16 trillion-dollar mark so here we have had all of this unprecedented fiscal stimulus monetary stimulus, massive expansion of government and what do we have to show for it? >> excuse me, what we have to show for it is a choice between two individuals, the two individuals, one of whom has been providing guidance and lea...

Ok'd to start building. once it gets ok'd, there will be a lot of work, correct? >> there will probably be some on the pipeline up there for right now but the bulk of the jobs where they're desperate for work is in the industrial sector up there. and in their infrastructure trying to get everything set up because their oil fields are exploding and they're trying to get all the infrastructure in place that they can help develop their energy program. >> so your first concern is to get vets work. let's look at numbers that you live with on a daily basis. unemployment rate in 2012 for veterans as ...

In january. they spent 17.8 of 158 percent. and while george bush ran for reelection. his campaign was 60 percent spending 6.8 billion of the 12.9 million. and romney has a much higher burn rate. 289 percent and 19 million even though he raised seven.6 million. but romney is dealing with three other candidates in his own party and has his eye on the president. >> the idea that the president takes your money and invest in the people who helped him in his campaign and whether that was solyndra or physca or texler it is a political pay back of a kind that distorts the way the market works and fri...

Call it, to break down tax numbers for you. 2009, get this, 42% of all tax-filers paid no federal income tax. in that same year the average income tax rate was 17.8% after you factor exemptions and deductions. top easterners paying 24% in taxes. >> federal income taxes. on top you have estate taxes and the rest. let's talk more about taxes when it comes to this gentleman. he is calling it comeback new jersey situation, governor chris christie is. he unveiled his new tax plan during his state of the state address on tuesday. here is a little piece of that. >> i propose to reduce income tax rate...

Standard, why, i'd never talk. >> please. don't start now. back here at home we're learned some details o of the spending deal that helped avert a government shutdown on friday. among the features trickling out, roughly $38 billion expected to be slashed which amounts to roughly 1% of the $3.7 trillion onbudget. from that total, 20 billion would come from programs and 17.8 would come from spending. the education labor and health and human services department. they face a combined $19.8 billion in cuts or 52% in the total reductions in the plan. other cuts will come from the foreign affairs pro...