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So they can borrow money at very low interest and they can go out and lend it to american families or go out and buy things with it and they do all that and make a big profit on the spread. so the way i see this is this is really about our examining a fundamental policy. as a country, whenever we do something like this fed rate, where you can come in and borrow at a very low rate, in effect the american taxpayer has now said we're going to make an investment in that group. i just want to know why it should only be big financial institutions. the group i'm looking at, students, they're trying t...

is it the 1%, or is it the middle class? we have a debate. a fascinating debate between two 1%ers. finally, thanks for the memories. a somewhat beautiful ballet by 50-ton ballerinas. ♪ but first, here's my take. many liberals now believe that the affordable care act, sometimes called obamacare, is unpopular only because most americans don't understand it. there's some truth to this. studies show that the core provisions of the bill are more popular than the bill itself. but there's also a reason rooted in reality why many americans worry about obamacare. its cost. remember, mos...

also look at america from the outside in. also, who creates jobs? is it the 1%, or is it the middle class? we have a debate, a fascinating debate between two 1%-ers. finally, tanks for the memories. a somewhat beautiful ballet by 50-ton ballerinas. ♪ first my take. some believe the affordable care act, sometimes called obamacare, is popular only because americans don't understand it. there's some truth to this. studies show the core provisions are more popular than the bill itself. but there's also a reason rooted in reality why many americans worry about obamacare. its cost....

Heating up. there are lots of indicators saying we're doing better here in the united states, but they're doing better all over the world, and that means an increase in demand for commodities like copper, like gold, like silver, like oil. that pushes the prices up and affects inflation. let me give you a history of interest rates going back about 57 years. in july 1954, effectively the interest rate was 0.8%. take it up to june of 1981, the high point if any of you or your parents were getting mortgages back then, 19.1%. right now, april 2011, we're ba basically at 0.1%. add the fed rate and y...

Golden, colorado. >> reporter: we hear about the west coast a lot. but this part of the country also has a long history of earthquakes. disaster response drills will be held in this area this spring. >> are respect to the united states, we are constantly practicing -- >> reporter: janet napolitano recently reassuring the nation on a japan-size nuclear catastrophy here. >> it's a scenario that's currently experiencing earthquakes and has a history of magnitude 7 to 8 earthquakes. >> reporter: the new madrid fault doesn't worry engineer jeff king. >> they should be comfortable for those plants. ...