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Came down on them without figuring out first how much really was observed and how much in terms of dollar amounts were at stake. i tell you something overall about 11 million people are upside down in their homes, and that equates to about 700 billion bucks. so this move by bank of america and the overall with that other -- that other state attorneys settlement will be a drop in the yo bucket. you'll wonder when other borrowers will step up and say, what what about me with all these bailouts. >> reporter: thanks so much. big news in the case of an illegal immigrant who won the lottery, then we...

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Money coming in from people, the general public thinks, you make so much more, you need to contribute more, considering where we are right now. >> right. and i think republicans would counter that argument by saying, people who make that much money already do pay more in terms of dollar amounts in some cases. i think one of the more interesting side story lines that came out this week were the reporters who tried to call warren buffett's secretary. he wrote that op ed that he is taxed less than his secretary. apparently his secretary didn't want to talk about her salary. i can't imagine why. >...

>> the odds of you standing there with the big check are just north of zero. so, why do we buy a ticket? >> are you ready. >> scott hotel is part of duke university's neuroeconomics team, exploring among other things why smart people make foolish decisions with their money. >> people don't buy a lottery ticket just because they have a chance of winning. they will buy a ticket because over the next couple days it allows them to fantasize what they would do if they won the lottery. in a sense they're paying for that experience rather than a chance for the lottery itself. >> it's not ju...

Money, risk our money. everything because it shows what's happening right up here. in the mri, volunteers are presented with different choices. keep a small amount or risk it to win more. by changing the dollar amounts at risk and the dollar amounts that can be gained, scientists are able to see how different areas of the brain react as decisions are made. >> there's an area we're very interested in called dorsal medial prefrontal cortex, the area in the middle, top and front of your brain, and that part of the brain seems to act as almost like a switch in a train yard or it's telling all the ...