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Not? how many times in washington have you seen an effort-based, input based policy approach? we seem to measure success on poverty fighting programs. instead of asking the right question is it working? are we producing the results we want to produce? are we getting people out of poverty? now we have the technology. now we have the data to actually allow researchers to see whether or not what we do works around here. to see whether or not we're spending taxpayer dollars efficiently and given the fact we have technology let's get ahead of privacy protections to make sure people's privacy protec...

We should measure whether or not our policies are working or not. how many times in washington have you seen an effort-based, input-based policy approach. what i mean when i say that is, we've seen measured success on poverty fighting programs. how much money are we spending and people going on the programs. instead of asking the right question, is it working, are we producing the results we want to produce and getting people out of poverty. well now we have the technology, now we have the data to allow researchers to see whether or not what we do works around here to see whether or not we're ...

It is reinforcing existing wealth. the real agenda of paul ryan and his program is to protect the existing wealthy, not to create new wealth. >> okay. all right. good. i love this. i want to listen to paul ryan speaking in his own words for msnbc's effort called in plain sight where we talk about poverty. want be to listen to paul ryan speaking for himself and have you respond to that, and david. >> we want to make sure that our poverty fighting programs are meant to get at the root cause of poverty to break "the cycle" of poverty, get people out of poverty. that's the concern we have which is...

On the day when we hear that millions of americans have signed up, paul ryan says they should all be kicked off. nice going. but besides that, i have to admit, my expectations were high for this budget. after all, over the past few months, congressman ryan has become the anti-poverty crusader for the gop. >> concern for the poor, it is not some policy niche. this goes to the very, very heart of the american experiment itself. we want to make sure that our poverty fighting programs are meant to get at the root cause of poverty, to break the cycle of poverty, get people out of poverty. >> this i...

Whose normal state is mild depression, prosperity occurs only with bubbles and unsustainable borrowing. is he right? >> i wouldn't go that far. my goodness. the united states has a lot of things going with it with a entrepreneursh entrepreneurship, technology. it might not be as good as some boom periods but we have grouth periods ahead, it's not so dark. >> the social safety net has expanded in the last few years. >> right now, it's not so good. talking about our long-term future. >> right. one of the reasons not so good right now, we've had the associate safety net that really propped up a l...