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The thing that's going to drive the employers is the amount of demand for whatever it is the service or the good that the employer is producing. as long as borrowing rates stay very low -- and by the way, they'd be low with or without a small rate hike. >> but those major companies sitting on a lot of capital, they just haven't been hiring. we've been on an uptick for a long time now. but people have learned to use less labor, pay people less and extract more. >> right. i think the important thing from that perspective has to do with what will it take to actually take wage gains and frankly in...

Before. default is a choice. >> this october 17th deadline, to some extent, has been artificially created by the administration. >> joining us is allen krueger, professor of economics and public affairs at princeton and former chair of the president's council of economic advisers. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon. >> professor krueger, is the possibility of a default disaster simply the mythical creation of the media in order to entertain our viewers during the early weeks of the fall? >> absolutely not. those kinds of comments are irresponsible, they're reckless. this behavior has alrea...

I want to show you what the biggest bills we have are coming due. november 1st, social security is due, veterans benefits, military pay and medicare all coming in at the same time. you want to pay those, right? these seem like priorities for the government. and then what happens? you don't have any more money. you have to pay what, irs refunds. those will be ious, government workers, maybe ious. this is what you cannot do. you cannot give ious for your interest payments. those absolutely must be paid. that's what's crucial here. even china overnight warning the u.s. it expects to get paid. sto...

Couple of years that we had five years ago. a lot of this money is flowing offshore. that could be an issue. also some exotic instruments. and the government is borrowing a lot of money right now. the federal government at very low rates. there is an argument that the government is borrowing rates too low and too much in the process in last year's itself speak to what we are going through. jenna: what do we see a lot is the stock market. but i understand what is going on over the last six to 12 months has caused a lot of concern inside of the banking industry. can you explain to our viewers wh...

Is climbing out of a huge hole. home values are up, borrowing rates are down and now may be the time to buy, sell or make improvems. in today's take charge consumer protection segment, great tips to help you maximize your home dollars. joining me on this, kendra todd is a real estate expert. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> jamie: here's what i wanted to do in this segment. i want to help people get the best price on a house and i want to help them pull as much money out of their house at a time when housing prooses and the market is moving up. let's start with sellers. how d...