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>> i think this whole process, it would have to take years and years to happen. what worries me probably the most as far as fha is concerned, what it does to first time home buyers that has been a huge part of this market. so i do think we should look like 3 1/2% down payment but there is place. >> dave: you get the last word. already, we told you cold, hard cash you are wasting in traffic jams. now stocks to get you in the fast lane. you will want to hear about this coming right up. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- ...

Lot of public works projects were accomplished and did pretty well. you have things like the golden gate bridge four years. now it takes seven years to build an access road to the golden gate bridge. we have extraordinary stopping power from environmental groups, public work unions have slowed down everything. it just doesn't work like liberals want it to work anymore. we have to do a private mechanism. >> dave: let me throw a bone in rick's direction. we have an incredible highway system in the united states. that was done in the 1950s. can't we replicate that when it comes to bridges? >> if ...

Government boondoggles? >> for one thing it is not happening quickly enough. we have a serious problem that all of us should agree to. there are certain things like roadways that you cannot give a monopoly to a private company. >> dave: it's a public monopoly? >> don't you feel better with all of us own the government having control over the roadway than one private company. >> dave: i've seen so many of those public projects with guys sitting around. they take five times as long as private project. rick has a point on infrastructure. it is crumbling. listen to what ray lahood pitched this inf...

Steve, i think back to the doctors who used to be on call all the time. it's pretty hard, but it's hard to get a doctor on call. nowadays, everybody wants extra money? >> you can see what it did to education where teachers did struck go down the blackboard after work and -- scrubbing down the blackboard after work. how about focusing on the job itself and people would gladly pay you more if they were getting value. >> dave: adjudicate we pay more or not? >> i am all for paying overtime as long as the same employees get under time on the job. if you take an email, you get docked. you order pizz...

Court. that will be interesting. i agree with rich in the private sector, you work overtime and you do extra work in the hope that in the future, you are going to be rewarded whereas unions are focused on doing less and getting paid more. i find that contrast very evident. >> dave: you have a lot of family members in public service firemen, but you are not sympathetic on this one? >> for a legal matter, written contract and written policy says if i want overtime you have to ask for it. case closed. though should ask for it basically right on the job. so the fact that they are suing to get it i...