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Now. sir, it is nice to see you this morning. we know the stance on both sides, the president and democrats wanting to keep bush tax cuts for the middle class, let them expire for the wealthy. republicans against increasing any revenues. is there any room to work towards this common ground, the compromise this year, or will the dust have to settle from 2012 elections to get anything done? >> well, we'll see, thomas. i am grateful to be with you. the first thing that we had to do this year was to make sure we extended the payroll tax cut for the rest of the year, to do the work we had to do on ...

You are for them and prove it. let boehner, cantor and mcconnell. it sounds like a law group or the supremes rejects. come to you and try to figure out what they must do. do not compromise with them on this. use your authority to reinforce our priority as american citizens. that's what he must do. >> anna marie, some people are saying the president is so affected by the idea that 160 million americans will have their taxes go up. that he may feel that, and so empathetically decide to move toward boehner doufl agree it is crucial that he stands his ground now? >> i think it is. it is hard to un...

81% fee increase over the next four years and raise dtuition t around $23,000. we're seeing students standing up saying i can't pay that much money, i refuse to pay that much money, i refuse to go further in debt. when the students do stand up and say that, they are beaten, they are hospitalized and they are arrested by the police. it's a completely unacceptable state of affairs. >> professor nathan brown, thanks for your time tonight here on "the ed show." i appreciate you helping us with the story. remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen. share your thoughts o...

As now. he called for an investigation. this is a classic script that people in power follow when there's an instance of police brutality. they call for an investigation and put officers on paid administrative leave. these are simply transparent methods of deferring and displacing criticism. >> you've seen this movie before, professor? >> that's correct. yes. as i've been saying, there's a systemic use of police brutality on the uc campuses to terrorize students and faculty who protest tuition increases. >> how big a problem is the tuition increases in the uc system? >> it is a huge problem. i...

Our education situation right now. >> whitney, ultimately what do you want done here? come on, these are difficult economic times, as you know. what do you want done here? >> well, we've had already like a billion dollars cut from the csu funding in the past two years, so i mean i know it's tough decisions, but thousands of eligible students are being turned away right now from the csu. basically they're the job force of the future, so if we want grads to get in the job force, they are it. >> let's see here, i think we've got some full screens here. you've got a 32% hike in student fees set to...