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Floating to the 10-year treasury yield plus another 2.5%. so right now the 10 year yield is at 2.1%. you're looking at more than -- here comes the president and he will be speaking in just a moment on this and his plan. but with the republicans they put in a cap, highest would be 2.85%. bill: 2.85%. so that is a max. >> right. bill: the white house says we're cool with that or not? >> the white house has another plan. they want to fix it to the 10-year, stafford loans, fancy way of saying federal student loans, but it would be .93% or 2.93%, depending what kind of loan you have. i don't want t...

...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. we are back with paul krugman, columnist for the "new york times." we are digging in to the theory the federal deficit doesn't matter this the short term. what matters is spending. the u.s. government should spend to spur growth. let's look at interest rates. >> yes. >> a lot of projections when they go forwarded are assuming that interest rates will stay low. if you look at the ten-year treasury yield over the '90s averaged 6%.

...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. and we are back with nobel prize winning economist, paul krugman, columnist for "new york times" and digging into the theory that the federal deficit does not matter in the short term. what matters right now is spending. the u.s. government should spend to spur growth. let's look at the other issue people raise, which is interest rates. >> yes. >> a lot of these projections when they go forward are assuming interest rates will stay very low. and if y...

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Selloff on monday. volatility seized wall street in late july when congress was debating the debt limit and it returned yesterday when the so-called super committee quit on a deal. energy and tax were hardest hit. all 30 dow stocks fell. most kmom tis fell. moody's warned it may downgrade france from aaa due to the debt crisis pushing up french borrowing costs. one good sign. despite the super committee, investors still see american debt as safe. high demand pushed the treasury yield below 2%. gilead science is buying farm set for $11 billion. allegheny confirmed it's buying transatlantic hold...