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could start eating vegetables, but don't count on it. we've had enough of it, all of it. the surcharge and the fees on top of these and we are supposed to be grateful and as everything se we have touched is a part of this. so have another look at the spending cuts. and since it is not an income tax, should we let it pass? my next guest is here. jamie, and to you on this. >> if you look at all of the taxes when you buy a ticket, it could be as much as 30% of the ticket.

fifty dollars or more could be a tax or a fee of some sort in this case, which is a tax on airline travelers are not the end of the day what strikes me is that this is just small ball and you have these two budget community tears coming together and this is what they are coming up with. with $80 trillion in funded liabilities in are talking about 18 billion maybe going to pay down the debt. >> you know, i can remember when they wanted to do the transaction charges and it's like, we were talking about this ovover time for wall street. so these little things add up and we have barely focused on is because of income tax rates, leave those alone, and we are not realizing that we are being reigned in another way. and if it comes down to this, it comes down to semantics.

they are essentially taking the money and going to use it and spend it elsewhere. and so that is really a tax and he might as well call it what it is. >> in this case its an airline passenger tax. but they are right to say maybe if you call this, people will start believing that it's part of the. but i have to wondeer where we are going with this. you have to wonder whether this is washington's way of saying that we're not going to cut the spending, but we do needoney and we do need to pay for what we've got and so we will nickel and dime them. >> i think it's silly and and away placates things. >> what are republicans tting in return? >> the only benefit of this is

you can get this sequester part of this and that could be a ood thing in the long run. but in terms of fixing our long-term fiscal picture, this does zero and there's nothing to do there. >> is it me or are we getting money or cutting money? my hats go off to them. but they say that creativity. >> well, that's right. and there's lots of places to cut in government and there are things that are part of this at can be cut and saved rather than these gimmicks like this are talking about this spectrum. >> why did thhey fall like this?

and put on these cheap to remember the good question. you know, i think it would be better to extended at the sequestration level and do it like that rather than actually kind of package they were talking about. >> if you're talking about this, the problems is that americans think you're doing something and you are not. and you have to reform social security and medicaid. neil: but they never do that. >> at the end of the day if you don't do that, nothing is being done. we can pretend it's a big deal, but unless you're in touch, nothing is. she won if you're going to talk a good game and bringing the spending and, that's a great thing to try to avoid. but it seems like we are just giving up the fight. we think we have a good shot and it may be this is kind of like

rolling the dice. >> it is just like, trustus, we will take care of this in the future. and so i completely agree with this and you absolutely have to tackle this as well and yes, the budget control act is only going to save $1.2 trillion over 10 years. >> so you're the guy that is really going to be screwed. >> yes, but that would be a part of this because no one is really thking about the long-term consequences. >> i actually think that paul

ryan is part of this negotiation. and it's a deal that wasn't perfect andthe president didn't play ball and neither did the democrats and there's no point in playing this game. neil: so if you can't come to an agreement, they will never be doing the big stuff. >> absolutely. >> it is going to take time and it will take a structure and this is under the gun and slapdash together and looking for some spare change instead of taking real solutions or causing some pain in certain parts of the government where wasteful programs should be a limited. and so people can look at us and

our lots of ways to cut things back to. neil: you're absolutely right. by the way, a lot of you are trying to avoid these charges and we are looking at transportation fees and charges. so how about hiking the minimum wage up and doubling it up. you heard this. enough is enough and they are talking at a minimum. what are the implications? >> it is all political. including this. it's simple, i'm tired of putting this tea bag into the teacup and having to pour my own coca-cola.

>> i would think that you have an inside thing. and look at that. what you are saying is that has been put on more customers to do this be careful what you wish for? >> gas. and right now, the food is cooked o order and in the future it will be prepared in advance and you are not going to be getting the freshest foods, i don't care what you're talking about. you can only afford so much of this and you have to do something and it takes time. prices are going to go up to rever the margin and we are going to find out ways to get rid of people. they have no choice. the health care bill, minimum

wage. >> the argument is that mcdonald's and burger king, they are all making money hand over fist and watch undermine folks about is that this is a franchise and the margins are razor thin. no one hears you and explain why this iso easy. >> are investing millions of dollars into these businesses and pretty soon they say the heck with it and i'm getting out of this business. and there's a beautiful community oriented company. and it's a great company, community oriented and they can't make enough money to continue to make this work under pressure. >> cu soon at your nearest

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neil: in tonight alert, you play and you pay with your privacy. the nsa is actually snooping on video gamers. like world of war craft and getting information on potential demons among us. also on the millions of people that play xbox live. neil: we don't know who is taking this with ourselves or our our kids. >> yes, it's a big wasted effort

and it's personally invasive of people's privacy and i think of that this kind of kills the thrill because you are not -- you worry that the people you are playing with are not there to have fun, they are there to eavesdrop with you to see this. neil: especially they have no more intention of going after you and not. that can be a lot of fun, it's a good use of taxpayer money. and i now know that they can cap your phone calls.

>> at this point you have to wonder where they are not spying on you and you have to be worried about some of this through gaming systems and it's not just that they can track your digital information. and they actually found that they had to create a team to manage all the locations.

neil: it didn't stop a certain shooter in connecticut. some wondering if it even does what it's supposed to do. >> well, they found it -- they didn't find any evidence that they had actually produced counterterrorism and they pent millions of dollars studying these games and studying at one point, and one of the conclusions was that teenagers tend to prefer this when communicating with each other. you had to spend millions of dollars on a study to find that out? a huge waste of effort.

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the one i want you listen carefully. the statement that the president put out. billions of investment by the previous administration. dollar, nd that's not true, it's not even close. but when you examine what it's talking about, it is not at the

price. gm took over lock stock and barrel and so is that really a good deal? when all is said and done, my guests will tell us. >> it is just like the administration said, they are trying to cost the government billions of dollars. >> is it better to be out of it then compounded? we could have gained that. what gm is doing is sending jobs overseas. so they may have saved 1.2 million jobs, but how many jobs are going out because the unions hold the company hostage and they cannot compete effectively in prices we can

afford here in the country. those are huge issues. we also know that the unions are the only one who are part of it. neil: i had no problem with companies expanding that. i just think that have this whole deal and predicated outsourcing jobs, it never would have happened. >> you are right. but it's not just the gm jobs, it's the people that build this and many of these jobs are preserved due to the bailout. >> what we do know is we can extrapolate from this fact and these people are paying taxes and incomes.

>> ford created a product that people want to sell and the reality is there are bailouts going on five or six years ago. >> julie, you talked about dealerships in the number that were forced to close. those are people whose livelihood depended upon as. >> i disagree, i really think that if the system had been able to work itself, they probably would have come out much better at head. and there are a lot of good examples. ok at american airlines that was in bankruptcy notice yesterday announcing a merger. stairway to five.

>> different industries and different carriers. and it's an entire auto sector, which is essentially what is going to happen. this is going to affect not just detroit. the people around the country. >> i think that moral hazard does not exist. and whether if he screwed up, you get a bailout. neil: we went ahead and close a lot of factories and when the steel this deal was predicated, we said we would not deal, but we did. >> as we have said, it's

tougher. >> i think that this is a question we can ask about wall street. [talking over each other] >> i would say that i do think that the government is bailing out these big companies, smaller businesses are the job creators and they have this and some of them would've been hurt, sure, some of them were hurt. and i am a student of free enterprise. the management team failed to listen to the market. neil: if we were similarly add another wrinkle to work that way? >> probably, i thinkwe could be on the brink even more. we once ere to we draw the line >> i think that anyone disorders

say this -- neil: no bailout and no argument? [applause] >> that's not an argument that i disagree with. [talking over each other] neil: i would believe it. >> i think it's highly ludicrous and is government trying to run this when they can't run thei own management. who is going to ask obama to resign? neil: in the meante, how is it that 6 million aericans have this? ya know, with new fedex one rate you c fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn't know the coal thing was real. it's very real... david rivera. rivera, david.

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neil: 6 million people kicked out. juan williams on a law that was supposed to help people get coverage. that was not the way it was supposed to happen. and now bill clinton says give it four or five months and we will even without. what do you think? >> i thinkhat we have a massive job to do to reach 6 million people. neil: this includes coverage that you don't need that you will have to pay for or hat you can't afford, but you do have to pay for it.

and so that is what is real tripping us up. >> i think you are right in many ways. the 6 million people that made a conscientious decision, they are going to find that the insurance includes one benefits but that the premium is going to be higher as a result of getting more benefits. neil: but a lot of them have these plans that have very generous provisions and they are discovering that the same benefits are going to cost them a lot more. >> it will, because they changed this and i understand the individual insurance market in great detail and i understand how the changes were made. for people who have insurance, they will end up paying more than they did before. neil: what about thefortune 1000 time companies and once the employer mandate kicks in, they have to decide, do i keep what i have or -- in other words, i

will go after my retirees like ibm and time warner cable that. or do i -- do i keep them as part of this policy? i can imagine many of them being switched to something as vivid as they have. >> i think there are two things that can happen. the plans will be downsized. but the bigger issue is the definition of full-time work from 40 hours down to 30 hours. and companies are taking a look at those individuals and they will be pushing those hours down to make certain that they don't cross the threshold. neil: and not provides coverage to them which could be very onerous to them. >> that is correct. and the individuals they are trying to help will not necessarily be a pt of this. neil: i hope you're wrong on

this, but there will be a lot more people that have insurance and a lot more people who potentially won't even have jobs? >> i think at the end of the day that most people today will find their way through the system. but there is a part that i'm deeply worried about and that is that the data has to move complete through the system so that whe you enroll, whether it's online or in paper, you actually get an insurance card and you go to the doctor and the doctor does in fact verify and find you in the system. and you could end up with a serious problem. especially they can't find you. >> they should have delayed the thing. >> well, i thnk you would be to test it, you could go through a very conscientious process. neil: ron williams, thank you so much. talk about making the grade.

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>> most of you didell, some of you can do better. what do you think? neil: talk about grading on a curve. kids have enough to worry about. we have an expert here to delve into the psychology.

norlly the smartest kids are not exactly the st beautiful. but they were smart, but again, not stunners. >> of people are having a positive experience, we call this a halo effects. they attribute this to someone who is good-looking and they may respond more warmly in the beginning and that makes a person feel great and they have successful interactions and they go from there with an experience of success. neil: that would be like a teacher.

>> well, i think that there's a different explanation and teachers are drawn to what is pretty like all of us are. but the better explanation is that they consider good-looking, and those that can't shell out a lot of money for their bracelet. these are also the ones that are saying, did you do your homework, let me see your syllabus. so i think that it's a family correlation and probably makes more sense. neil: so you're saying the ones that are better looking and better groomed than their parents are guiding them in that regard. neil: my mother and father could've groomed me and i still would've looked like, you know, -- that's just me. [laughter] >> where is this going?

my concern, and i see this but generally the taller guy gets this or tends to get the omotion. they have studies that bear that out. those that are better looking just do better. and i'm not sure whether this is right. >> a lot of this has to do with looking at faces that are more symmetrical. should we look at that is the most important thing? well, of course not. what with you now. you have your own show. >> this is very true. and you have me thinking. i never thought of that before. but we are showing some of this, either this or the teachers in

my class. but does list, it is not a shock to me but it is a sense of reality that if you are not a perfect looking person, you do have a tougher road. >> i think things even out. but many have a responsibility for that kid that has low self-esteem. and parents have a job as well. and the lord gave you what he gave you. but there are certain things you cado, and young women who work for me, some of them are just now paying for their own races, and i say gd for you. it's part of marketing. >> do you go out of your way to hire ugly people? >> we certainly don't discriminate based on looks. neil: what about you? to give that person less attention than a beautiful person? >> not at al. sometimes it's more that the

person has needs. so we need to leverage that. we're not going to start off with the same unearned advantage. but there's aaw of diminishing returns. if someone is cheaper looking, they get and beat envied and attacked it doesn't help them out. >> you can't play on your looks coming up to the brains and experience to go with it and character as well. neil: ladies, thank you both. hang around with really morbidly obese pele see what kind of thin by comparison. just a tip. meanwhile, watchdog liz macdonald and why she's not a tea party at. >> it is time for new leadership, a n generation of people, and attracting folks to broaden the base of the party. >> issue part of the tea party?

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>> republicans are in total disarray. whatever you want to call them, it is a mass. >> the tea party people that i know, and i know quite a few, they are fundamental patriotic american conservatives and a lot of them have been republicans. neil: we think it proves? >> i don't know ted cruz well. i met him once. he speaks to a significant number of voters and he got there the way he's supposed to get there. it's controversial without

question. neil: as much as dick cheney questions the message, he's walking a fine line. his own daughter is bng just as disruptive. so does that make him just another tea party lune? let's ask a tea party god, dick armey. would he make of that? is the vice president and a bit of a corner here? his own daughter is sort of preaching thtea party values. all the years that i have been involved and and what i know is

that they love them for their philosophical commitment. but they need to be more strategic and this includes insisting that we have a government shutdown, which is destructive. bill bennett used to say and they are moving the ball on themselves and like fumbling backwards. neil: i know what you are saying, i appreciate what you're saying. bu it doesn't resonate with a lot of tea partiers. that kind of thinking, what they call the rhino thinking, it is what is produced disappointing presidential elections and we are not going to do it again. we are not going to do it again with that same kind of mentality. and that cuts to the core with

what is the grand old party fight here. >> again, what i think they need to do, and i would speak to both the moderate or the conventional orthodox factions of the republican party, which is the larger of the two and working so closely with them in the past. you have to understand that th first outcome is for liberal democrats and big governments or have your primary and enjoy your differences and when it settled, understand winning with a republican that is an 85% agreement with you is better than losing to a democrat who is 100% antithetical to everything you believe. and both sides have to learn a lesson. so have this be a part of the primaries come another great thing, and come together afterwards with a spirit of

generosity and support the nominee against the democrat who is your worst fear. you have to understand a bigger disappointment here is better than the most horrible that you can imagine elsewhere. >> okay, we will see where it goes. it seems like it will be a divisive issue. >> let me just say that there are times when you can stand on principle and go absolutely nowhere. neil: that is absolutely true. dick armey, thank you. the more it snows, the more that the online retailer's rule? [woman]ask me... [announcer]...if you think the best bed for one of you might be a compromise for the other one... [woman]ask me about our tempur-pedic. [announcer] they're sleeping on the newest tempur-pedic bed... the new tempur choice... [man]two people.two remotes. [announcer] firmness settings for the head,legs,and back... and with tempur on top,that famous tempur-pedic comfort

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>> for the record the tapering will come after the first of the year. >> we will see if the market feels the same way. we will look at all of those locations tomorrow. kennedy: breaking news out of washington the outdated bloated political parties have come to an agreement to how they will spend your money. good for them. donkeys and elephants fal all over themselves wh self congratulations but it is a little more than false compromise they will rob you blige. this is "the independents". kennedy: i am kennedy along with recent editor and chief matt welch and kmele foster