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Plants. >> is there federal money, mr. pipken? what about that? >> there is federal money in different programs but this bill doubles the amount of solar power maryland is going to be required to produce. the public service commission says that's unreachable. instead of producing more solar power what it is going to do is in effect tax consumers even though they have no say in the process. while the bill may generate a couple hundred installer jobs, for a billion dollars i hope we get a lot more than a couple hundred installers throughout the state of maryland. the idea here is that the consum...

This sounds like the health care law has a market-based exchange. what's the key difference. >> and only regulated by the states. >> the difference is frankly, it's like going into a shopping mall and in one instance the federal model we like today that is our favorite one, you have a wide variety of shops and services and quality and prices and all that. this model this shopping mall you walk in and you get fewer shops, they offer pretty much the same quality goods at the same prices that's very heavily regulated and the consumer doesn't have much to say about it. it's a very, very different ...

Through? >> i never understood the barometer and some people complain about the ratings. >> especially for filmmakers, it doesn't make sense and even for parents the consumer doesn't understand if i am sending my kid to a pg-13 there's no sex scenes, but full of shoot 'em up violence, i don't want my kids seeing that either. >> just stick with the x movies. coming up next, the insomniac kitchen. when the midnight munchies kick in, there's nothing more comfortable to reach for than good old carbs. so we're making noodles next. in the next half-hour, forget the coffee break. let's take a nap...

Internet and craigslist and all the rest of it, it began breaking down. but here's the thing. what wasn't really sending anyone to vietnam were subscription fees, and this is kind of the dirty secret of not just the news business, which is we don't pay for it. the consumer doesn't pay for it. it's not like the business model for candy bars or tvs or purchases of candy bars and it t tv fund the production of candy bars and tvs. it's paid for typically by advertisers or by rich people. either because a rich person owns it directly or a rich person donates to the nonprofit that owns it. this is t...

Recession. >> and they also cut taxes, which is why we have deficits. >> president obama has said he's got a plan to take 4 trillion out of the deficit. if you take 4 trillion out and invest half a trillion in investment and infrastructure -- >> i'm going to turn to politics for a second. the elephant that hasn't talked yet this this room. i talked to an expert today who told me he has a lot of clients who are ceos who are admitting they're not going to invest until this president's gone. if the consumer doesn't have the confidence that comes with that, the government then pulls back as you ad...