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And 60s. >> casey wian reporting live this morning. after record highs on friday, investors are wondering how much higher the markets can go. christine romans, do you know is this. >> i've been asking this question for a year and every time i worry they can't go any higher, they do. corporate profits are at record highs. so are stocks. worker pay is flat. so keep that in mind. but if you have a 401(k) or i.r.a., you're feeling the corporate enthusiasm. take a look at where stocks have been. just this year, dow up 14%. nasdaq up 12%. s&p 500 up 13%. and you know i asked matt mccall from penn ...

Particularly the drug war. he has limited u.s. intelligence sharing between the united states and mexico. so that has given some in the united states pause. u.s. officials yesterday, i should tell you, tried to tamp down concerns about that. but one of the questions is, to what extent will mexico be a partner with the united states moving forward? i guarantee you that will be under discussion when president obama sits down with pena nieto this afternoon, which, of course, they're actually doing as we speak, martin, and we'll hear about that in the joint press conference they're going to have. ...

Cost." joining us now is jared bernstein, a senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities. good afternoon, jared. >> good afternoon, martin. >> and the only reason we know about these numbers is because "bloomberg" did the math. ceos are trying to keep this figure, ceo to worker pay, they're trying to keep it secret, aren't they? much like they're trying to thwart a lot at dodd/frank. >> in fact, dodd/frank has a provision in it to make these numbers more visible so people can have a look at them. but that provision has not got into place yet in no small part because lobbyists fo...

Disclosure. >> dennis, what about this, 37% in the last election -- 37% of union members voted republican. over 90 percent of the dues went to democratic. >> you want to talk about union issues? let's divert to fat cat salaries. that's the business of their shareholder. when a company makes politic -- may i speak? >> we'll give you a chance, rick. >> it doesn't dock worker pay. when a union make worker contributions it comes from worker pay. we'll collect dews and push for benefits and for our political fund we're asking for a second source of money for the political fund then let the workers ...

Union labor so their children can have a future, too. >> wisconsin is not the only state looking to close budget shortfalls by cutting back on the power of unions. wisconsin's bill would eliminate the right of unions to have dos deducted from worker pay checks and require annual votes to maintain certification. well, ohio has a nearly identical measure going through its state legislature. hundreds of teachers held a street protest in cincinnati this weekend. the state has an $8 billion deficit. now, iowa also has a similar bill limiting union bargaining rights. indiana is looking at other ways...