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You know, i cover the white house a lot and know they think a lot about how do we go from a to z. how do we get bills passed. he doesn't talk about that a lot and wasn't majority like lyndon johnson was. republicans think about how do i get immigration passed. his view is the less i talk about certain things the better they are to get passed. that's a smart approach and one he doesn't announce out laude because it's not very helpful. >> perry, i think one other thing that we could just go back to is the fact that presidents' someday an opportunity for us to really think about the legacy a pres...

America two economies. you have this country, the land of the american dream, yet it's the haves and have nots? i am very concerned. i share your concern about rising inequality. i think it's one of the most important issues and one of the most disturbing trends facing the nation at the present time. >> is that the view -- >> a growing gap. >> yes, it is. it is. but still, as i say, those who go from the outside to america have a better chance of making it and living the american dream. people do see that americans are suffering from this, not just income inequality but the growing gap of the ...

Education. >> she wants a job. ann wants a job. >> i heard her say -- >> she wants a job and to be able to support her family. >> i think she also said she needs education in order to get the job and if you don't have any money, it's hard to get education. >> but in america we have higher education, we've got a great educational system. she needs access to that. >> excuse me. in america you have a college education system where costs are soaring, where kids leaving school 25, $50,000 in debt and hundreds and thousands of young people have given up college. >> and it's an american policy when i...

The citizens of your country. >> you saw the video of the emeritus pope as well as pope francis together. just seeing that picture, that video, was quite amazing to me. i don't know about you but seeing two popes together. >> yeah. one spoke about the dictatorship of relativism. this one has taken a step further, the dictatorship of unjust economic systems and the impersonalization of the economy, just spoke about a few moments ago on your broadcast, about the minimum wage, how many people are kept at the very bottom. and this pope has spoken out on numerous occasions about that, that we have ...

Consumers were spending and businesses were hoarding money. now, we have all of those sectors spending, and that's playing out in terms of creating new jobs. still need higher-quality jobs, but we're creating new jobs at a pretty rapid clip. >> how worried are you, how worried should we all be about the growing gap, the disparity between the rich and poor? >> it's a serious problem. and a problem that has no short-term solution. it's very, very serious. a part of it is due to the collapse in the housing market and the destruction of home equity, which is a major form of wealth for both middle ...