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Have loosened up in the last year, not tightened up. banks -- we are lending aggressively to corporates and middle market, small business lending up 30%. if you talk to most, there's a demand issue, they are not building inventory and plans -- a lot of people have tons of cash. they don't need to call up the banks because they have plenty of money right now. >> let me ask you about one more consequence of the crisis -- if i may. >> there's a huge misconception, not all banks needed that t.a.r.p. you know, not all banks would have failed. i hear a lot of policymakers and regulators, that one as...

You a loan anytime you wanted and float commercial data anytime you wanted. it's a different world and makes much bigger sense with a cash cushi cushion, is fear. >> brenda: eric, that's so self-evident. >> we've opened the discount window, et cetera at zero or low interest rates. the banks sat on it, and stole our money. taxpayer transferring wealth to bankers. >> wrong, wrong, wrong. the demand for credit has been going down for the past 18 mont months. >> and so is loan. >> not a supply issue, it's a demand issue. if nobody's asking for the money you're not going to lend it out. >> brenda: ...

Bill that goes to the core of this issue which is more and more people getting addicted from prescription pain pills. if that continues to happen the overprescribing issue has been addressed in some states more aggressively than others and by some in the profession more than others. the fact is we still have most people who die of an overdose starting on prescription drugs often legally prescribed. >> dana: there's some great things in here for financial impacts and also for veterans and the veterans core issue. that's important. i am curious. because not everybody is getting addicted because ...