look, the $16 muffin. do we all know what the $16 muffin is? >> jon: what? >> see, you don't even know what the $16 muffin is. >> jon: what neighborhood do you live in? what makes a $16 muffin? >> this is great. i'm glad. look... >> >> jon: all right. >> $16 muffin. brock this story last week on "the factor." you were otherwise occupied, making your little wise remarks. not reading what's happening. they had a bunch of conferences for pinheads, the federal government, and they ordered $250 muffins at $16 apiece.

i have never seen a $16 muffin. i want to see that muffin. i want to taste that muffin. you know why? because i bought the muff continue and so did you. not about taxing the rich anymore. both the bush administration and obama administration looked away while trillions of dollars were wasted. now president obama wants more tax money to buy more muffins. people like me pay a lot of federal tax are annoyed. we don't believe there is anyone looking out for our tax money. efficiency and fairness. why should i or you work hard every day so some guy in a suit can have a $16 muffin? i would like president obama to address that. truth is america is in desperate financial trouble. i want to help. i have already told you i'm not taking any social security. going to send the checks back to the feds. even though i paid into the fund. i love my country. i don't want it to go bankrupt. i'm not going tone doors a huge tax increase on anybody until the spending madness stops. i'm not buying pay my fair share. i have paid my fair share for 35 years, mr. president. you and other politicia

that adds up to 16 bucks per muffin. now, i'm sure they were delicious muffins. i'm sure they were presented in a pleasing way. but the $16 muffin now becomes a symbol of how wasteful the feds are with our tax dollars. two coffee breaks cost $15,600. $52 per person spent on coffee breaks by drug enforcement task

look, the $16 muffin. do we all know what the $16 muffin is? >> jon: what?'t even know what the $16 muffin is. >> jon: what neighborhood do you live in? what makes a $16 muffin? >> this is great. i'm glad. look... >> >> jon: all right. >> $16 muffin. brock this story last week on "the factor." you were otherwise occupied, making your little wise remarks. not reading what's happening. they had a bunch of conferences for pinheads, the federal government, and they ordered $250 muffins at $16 apiece. >> jon: that's a lot for muffins. >> yeah! and you know what, i paid for the muffins. >> jon: i understand that. >> and so did you. >> jon: i understand that. are you familiar with wall street? >> no. [laughter] >> jon: because there's this idea... >> is that run by the federal government? >> jon: no, it's not. >> not yet. >> jon: no, it's not, but interestingly enough, they had a little problem that added up to what i believe is more than, what's $16 times 250 muffins? so capitalism also finds itself going astray sometimes and wrecking our economy. if you believe w

muffin future. i'm into muffins. 16 bucks a muffin.the math. >> my muffin path is what i'm paying for right now. >> bill: dumbest things of the week. $16 muffin mentioned did governor johnson steal a joke from rush limbaugh during last night's debate? right back with dumb. you can't change the way banking works. just accept it, man. free ? doesn't close at five ? try nature. it's a bank. what do you want, a hug ? just accept it. hidden fees, fine print, or they'll stick it to you some other way. stay with the herd, son. accept it. just accept it. accept it. just accept it. accept it. if we miss this movie, you're dead. if you're stuck accepting banking nonsense, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. i've got to tell susie ! the vending machine on elm is almost empty. i'm on it, boss. new pony sorry ! we are open for business. let's reroute greg to fresn growing businees use machine-to-machine technology from verizon wireless. susie ! the vending machine... already filled. cool be. because the business with the be

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muffin future. i'm into muffins. 16 bucks a muffin.ke it do the math. >> my muffin path is what i'm paying for right now. >> bill: dumbest things of the week. $16 muffin mentioned did governor johnson steal a joke from rush limbaugh during last from rush limbaugh during last night's motorcycles, boats, even rv's. nobody knows where he got his love for racing. all we know is, it started early. casey mears, driver of the number thirteen geico toyota camry. geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. i've got to tell susie ! the vending machine on elm is almost empty. i'm on it, boss. new pony sorry ! we are open for business. let's reroute greg to fresn growing businees use machine-to-machine technology from verizon wireless. susie ! the vending machine... already filled. cool be. because the business with the best technology rules. >> bill: back of the book segment tonight. the dumbest things of the week. here they are to put things into perspective for us. red eye and the five guy greg gutfeld along with fox news corres

i have never seen a $16 muffin. i want to see that muffin. i want to taste that muffin?ffin. >> but yelling about muffins on his own show wasn't enough for o'reilly. >> $16 muffin broke the story last week. you were otherwise occupied, making your little wise remarks. not reading what's happening. they had a bunch of conferences for pinheads, federal governments, and they ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks apiece. >> that's a lot for muffins. >> yeah. and you know what? i paid for the muffin. >> i understand that. >> and so did you. >> dude, give it a rest on the muffins. first of all, o'reilly did not break the story. but more importantly, the story itself is bogus. the $16 amount was wrong. according to the folks at the hilton where the conference was actually held, the justice department paid $14.29 per person per day, which included all food and fees for the workspace and conference rooms they used. but leave it to bill o'reilly to keep hollering about a fake story, continuing to push the myth of the $16 muffin is pinheaded psycho talk. o'reilly isn't the only one on fo

tracking down $16 muffins, bought by the taxpayers? >>> heart health. a lesson from the death of ted kennedy's 51-year-old daughter. >>> and family love. why this woman had to lose 135 pounds in a race to save three lives. >>> good evening. it is still the cornerstone of the american dream. a house, all your own. but brand new numbers out today show what has happened to the value of the typical american home. and here is that typical house. it is three bedrooms, two baths, 1,700 square feet and nearly 40 years old. but tonight, we have learned that home is worth just over $168,000, down almost one-third of its value five years ago. so, we asked today, when will this sinking market end? and is this the time to buy, sell or walk away from a mortgage? abc's jim avila is right here to break it down. jim? >> reporter: diane, these new numbers released today tell us we need a new strategy for buying, selling or just holding onto your home. experts say you can survive, even thrive during what could be another decade of depressed home prices. but you may have t

right now -- look, the $16 muffin, do we all know what the 16-dollar muffin is? >> what? >> bill: see you don't even know what the 16-dollar muffin is. >> what neighborhood do you live in? who makes a 16-dollar muffin? >> bill: this is great! i'm glad. sixteen dollars muffin, broke the story last week on the factor "the factor." you were otherwise occupied, making your little wise remarks. not reading what's happening. they had a bunch of conferences for pinheads, federal government, and they bought 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece. >> that's a lot. >> bill: yes! and you know what? i paid for the muffins and so did you. >> my tax dollars mean something to me inasmuch i work hard for my money. we have a $14.5 trillion debt in this country. these people don't watch the money. they just spit it out because they know guys like you and me will keep paying it. and it's got to stop. it's got to be downsized and it's got to run efficiently. >> but revenues -- the big argument in this country right now with between the democrats and the republicans appears to be the democrats are s

the $16 muffin. we know what the $16 muffin is? see?is. >> what neighborhood do you live in? who makes a $16 muffin? >> this is great. $16 muffin broke the story last week on "the factor". you were otherwise occupied. making your little wise remarks. not reading what's happening. there were a bunch of conferences for pinheads in the government. they ordered 250 muffins at $16 a piece. >> that is a lot of muffin. >> yes. do you know what? i paid for the muffins. so did you. >> i understand that. >> let me, are you familiar with wall street? >> no. >> and there is an idea... is that lopsided federal government? no. it's not. >> interestingly enough they had a little problem that added up to what i believe is more than $16 times 250 muffins. >> and o'reilly appeared on the daily show to promote his brand new book. and a parking problem could turn into mirror tall troubles for this new jersey couple. she went to park in front of her 5-year-old seas soon. she took up two spaces now her friends probably thought she'd get away with it. her hus

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you wouldn't spend $16 for a muffin in your family.shouldn't be doing it in the federal family. >> reporter: this report is a follow up to one four years ago after the justice department was caught paying $5 apiece for meatballs. conference planners say they sometimes paid more for food in return for getting hotel meeting rooms at no charge. though the report says they failed to see if paying for the room and finding another food source would be cheaper. the department says wasteful spending will not be tolerated, that it tightened rules for conferences and so far this year the costs are down. after learning taxpayers paid $8 a cup for coffee the justice department hopes the new rules will keep it out of hot water. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> san jose police say he was be

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one gornment agency paid for muffins and other snacks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with walking the diplomatic tight rope. president obama speaks to the united nations later this morning but perhaps more importantly he's meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas tonight, trying to broker a compromise on palestinian statehood. in an effort that could potentially backfire on him both overseas and here at home. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. that meeting with the boss was a late add to the president's schedule. he is also meeting one-on-one but separately with israelis prime minister. the message is they need to work this out between them but not at the u.n. >> president obama speaks to the united nations welcoming the newest member. >> the flag of a new libya now flies. >> republican presidential front runne

muffins $16.80.$7.32. how do you plan an event without an event planner? the department of justice spent $600,000 on event planners for five conferences. and for a conference held in california, well, there must not be any event planners in california because they hired someone from alaska from the job wracking up $3,000 in travel expenses and on top of that $29,000 in hotel travel and food costs for one face-to-face meeting. overall, the department of justice held 1,832 conferences between 2008 and 2009 at a total cost of $121 million. i hope the food was good. >> i know. that must have been some brownie. i hope there was something else in there. >> that's insane. >> that was between 2008 and 2009. have they solved the problem? >> that's a good question. this is going to lead us to ask those questions. we're still trying to find out who supplied that food. i would like to meet them. but as christine says, you would think the government as such a big buyer would use its buying power to say, why don't

spent $had 200 on 250 muffins and cost the taxpayers $16 each. for a u.s.summit in washington. taxpayers shelled out $54,000 for meals, drinks, and tips. highlighted by we've wellington or defers. swedish meat balls were $5 each. then there was the march 2009 meeting at a san francisco hilton to discuss violence against women. their justice provided cracker jacks and popcorn. snacks that cost $32 a person. coffee was also served. at $8.24 per cup. officials explained those costs were high because san francisco is an expensive city. the inspector general is clip call of a lack of control over planning costs. justice paider inly $3500 for one event planner that lives in alaska to make three trips to palm springs, california. department event planners ignored rules put in place in 2007 to create that kind of spending. another crackdown on nonessential spending and expenses were down the first six months of this year. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >> the death crash in reno stands at 11. the coroner used dna testing to identify the remains. she was a woman fro

$16 muffin? >> i hope it was tasty muffin. >> it would have to be.d nugget in that muffin. i don't get it. >>> moving on. there are plenty of questions and few answers about a car bombing in michigan injured a father and his two sons on tuesday evening. they remain hospitalized in serious condition. authorities are searching for clues about how the bomb was made and who might have planted it. >>> suburban milwaukee, a couple of guys are denying they are heroes after saving a man's life. police dash cam video shows the scene as cpr was being performed on a bus driver who lost consciousness while behind the wheel. the business partners saw the bus go through a stop. that's when they knew something was wrong so they took action. >> we were wondering, what is the bus doing? why isn't it stopping? then we're like, there's no bus driver. >> braked and slowed down the bus and stopped it, threw it in park, checked for a pulse. >> incredible. they started cpr until an ambulance crew arrived. the victim was revived. the two special needs children on the bus we

so muffin top, if you go up to a dictionary, means a real muffin, the muffin you eat and the top of thefin, she wouldn't know that other meaning that we really don't like to have on our bodies. but she's very talented. if you look at her, she's very animated. she studied mandarin only five years at ohio university and also she spent a little bit of time in china. she developed a fascination with the culture. she's really connecting with young chinese who are desperate to find out about real american teenagers, how they live, what -- how they speak. >> is this unusual? voice of america, a lot of people maybe not -- don't know the voice of america, it is through the u.s. state department, this is a channel in which to convey information. so she's working for the voa, she has come up with this idea, this technique of trying to convey to people through mandarin -- >> it is a little show, daily show, which she just started in july, two months ago. and some of her segments on this show, they're like two, three minutes every day, she just does a show on a theme based on questions, people ask h

now the mail: 16-dollar muffins.g to make the argument the 16-dollar muffins aren't the big picture. but he revealed his true intent when he doesn't care if taxing the rich doesn't work economically, as long as it is the right thing to do. norman, tennessee, you were outgunned by ellis because you don't understand that wealthy americans should pay more. why? so the feds can buy more 16-dollar muffins? dolly, arizona. you're talking points were dead on. many of us who are struggling agree with you. jerry, pennsylvania, we just bought six muffins from shop rite for 2.49. heather and ryan, hamilton, montana. thanks to you, we can tell our children where the muffin man actually lives. 1600 pennsylvania avenue. joe, massachusetts, newsweek quotes you as saying you have more power than anybody but the president. didn't the nuns teach you that pride goes before the fall? they did, but they also taught me that guys who take things out of context like you are pinheads. the remark was made in a discussion of killing lincoln, m

poe: madam speaker, do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man? yes, i know the muffin man but he doesn't live on drery lane. he's growing rich on selling $16 muffins to the department of justice on justice lane. the department of justice's inspector general states that at only 10 conferences the department of justice spent almost $500,000 on refreshments. that's $50,000 per conference for just refreshments. and that includes $4,200 for a handful of muffins, 250. now, madam speaker, how come these critters costs $16 a piece? these are some high-dollar muffins that the justice department is buying for its conferences and refreshments. where do you even find a muffin that costs $16? i've never seen one, madam speaker. maybe they're shipped in from a special bakery in france with some secret ingredient. my favorite bakery in texas, rao's in beaumont, says these things should be $2 a piece. so why is the justice department with all those fancy lawyers letting the muffin man get away with this price gouging? because the muffin -- because the government

that's not just the muffin. the whole conference.he senior executives just because they are quote, unquote, somebody of high level, you know. then they expect it. well, it is that sort of elitism and the culture in washington that we ought to encourage elitism that's wrong. in other words, we ought to bring some of the common sense, grassroots of america to washington and democracy and representative government where i work for the people of iowa. they don't work for me. or bureaucrats work for the people. taxpayers. the packs pairs don't work for them. it is that sort of attitude that has to be changed if things are going to be changed in washington. >> if fire sing the only thing that will change that sort of culture, who wields the ax? >> well, congress can't fire people. it has to be the president. that's where the buck stops. delegates it to other people. and somebody in the senior core of executive got -- has to decide we are not going to spends $16 for muffins and anybody that does is going to be fired. >> senator chuck grassl

you can make the muffins. >> done. what do you make of this? >> there was a story a month ago that said in the last decade, we've probably wasted as much as $60 billion in iraq and afghanistan. and when i saw that story, i thought, it's hard to comprehend. that's like monopoly money. therefore a story like that, as horrible as it is, doesn't really resonate. this kind of a story, $8 for coffee. $16 plus for a muffin. this is a story we can all comprehend. and i think it really hits home. >> these conferences, interesting enough, were held under the obama administration and under the bush administration. four conferences under the current administration. six were held under the bush administration. one other thing. $32 per person for cracker jacks, popcorn, and candy bars. i mean, you know, i would like to think you and i live in a real world. we have family members, we talk with regularly. and as you pointed out, these are the kinds of stories that really hit home. you can get lost in the numbers and the strangeness, quite honestly of washingto

that's the muffin answer. the real, muffin meaning -- my personal feeling, this is just me and it's not my sub sub area. i thought about a certain extent, is that the current research on that shows that your language is grammar, does make you think of things in slightly different ways. that can be shown experimentally but i don't think it is the ways we would think of as very interesting or much fun. so for example, french has a gender and it's been shown that if you do an experiment with french people, and you ask them whether it's the table were a cartoon character, it would speak with a height or a low voice, french people are somewhat more likely than english speakers to say that it would speak with a high voice which seemed to correlate with the fact that it is feminine. now, is that good? okay. but i think if you know any french people they are not walking around thinking that tables don't shave and our feminine. so i don't know how interested i am in the fact that the french person i know is a little mo

they're good together. >> wow. >> $16 muffin. >> the accusation that they were $16 muffins.reakfast, and rental to the space. little more to the story. >> that's what these guys do. >> come on, you and your white watch, go on to the green room. >> also ken burns will be here. we'll be right back. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? and you want to pass along as much as possible to future generations. at northern trust, we know what works and what doesn't. as one of the nation's largest wealth managers, we can help you manage the complexities of transferring wealth. seeking to minimize taxes while helping maximize what's passed along. because you just never know how big those future generations might be. ♪ expertise matters. find it at northern trust. (announcer) everything you need to stretch out on long trips. residence inn. yesterday doesn't win.

maybe i'm a cheapskate but i'm not paying $16 for a muffin i'm not going to do it.lking over each other ] >> did it come with butter? >> they can't go to the american people and tell them that they are going to cut and -- unless they make -- >> sean: great panel, have a great weekend, we'll see you monday. >> greta: tonight, the growth has been carried out. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas has filed for statehood. now what? you will find out.

alisyn: the department of justice shelling out big bucks for muffins and meatballs. $16 per muffin?ose choices. >> reporter: it's a serious subject. what's strike is the excessive spending was made after the justice department was warned its conference and event planner were paying outrageous costs for the catering. events where cookies and brownies cost $10 apiece. at one breakfast event muffins were $16 apiece. one swedish meatball was $5 apiece. citizens for government waste say this out of control spending is part of a larger culture problem. >> there is a lack of accountability because people who engage in these practices don't suffer any consequences. they will probably get the same raise as every other federal worker. it's unlikely they will be fired. it's the culture at the top of an agency that allows these decisions to be made. they don't require the accountability and they don't have snuff oversight and they don't follow the rules on many occasions. >> before this report was released the department took some steps to reduce the waste at these conferences. then they blamed

. >> $16 for a muffin? maybe not.hotel chain is saying about a report exposing excessive spending at department of justice seminars. >>> hilton hotels is disputing accusations it served $16 must have yinz. auditors reveal that had hilton charge that had much for muffins served in 2008 and 2009. and the hotel chain claims it included fresh fruit, coffee, juice, along with muffins, plus sales tax and a tip. hilton explained dining receipts are often abbreviated and do not reflect full costs of the men skbru services provided. 62-year-old endurance swimmer diana niaad is nearly halfway through her swim from cuba to florida she had to be treat forward portuguese man-of-war stings but she continued. it's a woman on a mission. >> reporter: diana niaad subdued but determined and greased up here in hemmingway marina. she hopes to become the first person to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage this, is her third attempt. the first came in 1978. >> i feel in better shape at 62 than i was at 28 which is the first time

at one conference held at the capitol hillton in washington, doj spent $4,200 on 250 muffins at a cost to taxpayers at $16 each. for a u.s. attorney summit, taxpayers shelled out $54,000 for meals, drinks and tips highlighted by beef wellington hors d'oeuvreses. costing more than $7 a serving. swedish meatballs served at another conference was $5 apiece. then the march 2009 meeting at a san francisco hilton to discuss violence against women. they provided snacks that cost $32 a person. coffee was also served at $8.24 a cup. officials explained those costs were high because san francisco is an expensive city. now, event planners apparently ignored the rules that prevent this kind of excessive spending. another crackdown has been ordered on excessive spending and doj says the expenses in this area are down for the first six months of this year. >> interesting. susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," google ceo faces a tough round of questions on capitol hill. >>> plus, dramatic new pictures of a shooting at an arkansas courthouse. this is the "cbs e

in addition to the cost of the coffee and muffins.ef wellington hors d'oeuvres at $7 a pop. they spent $490,000 for food and beverages but the coast of the conferences themselves costs over $4.4 million. did doj dispute any of the reported findings? >> actually the doj confirmed the findings. they actually took place during the bush administration. not all of them, however. the conference where the $16 -- actually $16.80 to be precise muffins were served was actually in the early days of the obama administration. the doj agrees that this is exgre extravagant report. i ask the why. if the doj offered up someone to talk to you, did they give any kind of explanation as to why they needed these $16 and however many cents muffins? >> no, they didn't get specific about the muffins. i went oen my muff inquest to get more details like the kind of muffins and sizes. all i could find out was asorted muffins, 250 of them at a cost of $16. when the auditors divided it out, it was $16. much of these were held at high end hotels all of which jack t

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well, let's see here, take a little bit of muffin mix. >> yeah, take muffin mix, and put a little bitay. >> and add a little water. >> dave: so far so good. blueberry muffin mix. >> and going to mix it up. >> dave: a little whisk. >> and i've got like to make mine thick because of the mailbox, when do you it in the oven, do the same thing in the oven using tuna fish can, and makes for a good single muffin. >> dave: those are tuna fish cans. that's brilliant. now pour a little mix in each one. >> yeah, a little mix in each, a little thick right now. do a little thinner than this. j okay now, you're going to take-- use the one if ul and bring it over and throw it in the mailbox. and heat this. >> you heat it first. >> dave: with what? >> with a pit, i had a pit underneath this. and my other food underneath the pit and the fire coming up heating this, when this gets hot you can put them in like this, and-- i don't think you want to do this at home, but-- and as, you know, you heat it and time consuming too, i had a swivel on it, too, and backing it on off the pit. >> dave: how long do yo

government inspectors claim hilton charged $16 for every muffin served at a u.s.epartment conference. hilton says the $16 per person charge included fresh fruit, coffee and juice as well. as the now infamous muffin plus tax and gratuity. >>> the gloves are coming off in the republican presidential race. this morning texas governor rick perry called his rival mitt romney slick. and inauthentic. perry joins romney at a gop conference in romney's home state of michigan today. >>> another republican presidential candidate is trying to explain a controversial moment from thursday night. rick santorum said he didn't hear the audience booed when a gay soldier asked a question about don't-ask, don't-tell. santorum says even though he wants the don't-ask, don't-tell policy reinstated he condemns the people who booed the gay soldier. >>> and for the latest political news, go to cnnpolitics.com. ♪ is going to shine ♪ [ male announcer ] toyota presents the prius family. ♪ walk if i want, talk if i want ♪ [ male announcer ] there's the original one... the bigger one... the sma

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and the nasdaq is up 2 points. >>> and where does a muffin cost $16?vagance spanning the george w. bush and obama events show that the cookies and the brownies cost $10 each, and beef wellington more than $7 a pop, and the $8 cup of coffee and the $76/per person hotel lunch and the now infamous $16 muffin, and the justice department does not dispute the findings of the report and says that such excessive spending should not occur. hmm. so, as the nation recovers are dismal numbers our "hiring now" series is looking at one company defying the economic odds out there to offer thousands of jobs before this end of this year. csx, an international freight transportation company in florida is hiring as many as 4,000 workers in 2011, and that means right now, folks. how are they doing it and what kinds of workers are they looking for presently? joining me live from the company's headquarters in jacksonville, florida, is lisa mancini, the chief operating officer. lisa, nice to have you on and this is big, 4,000 jobs you forecast hiring by the end of 2011 and w

sale to claim that white people are victimized by affirmative action here's how they're doing it muffins of the bake sale will sell for two bucks for white people talk about half or asians a dollar for latinos seventy five cents for blacks and only twenty five cents for native americans oh and women get an additional twenty five cents off on each purchase u.c. berkeley's student government unanimously can downed the bake sale calling it correctly discriminatory but the president of the college republicans over the name is shawn lewis responded saying we agree that the event is inherently racist but that's the point it is no more racist than giving an individual an advantage in college admissions based solely on their race or gender. to protest policies that aim to give minorities who have been kept down for centuries a strap to pull them selves up by you know bootstrap thing you know with a racist and bake sale makes perfect sense. here's the problem which these kids are ignoring how do we create a more equal society a more just society when one particular race and gender has had a four