seeing is actually peace so i want to go now to atlanta georgia where columnist and former reagan administration official paul craig roberts is standing by hey there paul i know you just wrote about this and raise several questions namely now that gadhafi has been murdered what is next for libya break this down for us and how you see the future there in washington. state. and of course the country is not united and this was. rationing. and there will be tremendous. in-fighting and it'll probably break roofies and washington will lose it to subdue the country very strong. in the meantime washington will be building a new ruling class and enriching the. only connection. with washington in libya under the sun i want to stop you right there you said that you think that washington will very likely turn libya into a puppet government with but we've got to stop for a second and say you know this has been said about other places let's look at what we just saw in tunisia the first place where the arab spring sort of happened elections there this past weekend islamised largely came out ahead there of cour

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what we will see will actually be peace that is exactly what i spoke to columnist and former reagan administration official paul craig roberts about he joined me a little while ago from atlanta georgia i asked him to break things down and give me his thoughts on what he thinks is next for libya and i take with him. well washington. state and of course the country is not united and this was an. aberration more freedom. there will be tremendous. infighting and it'll probably break roofies. washington will lose it to the country various tribes will desecrate one another and meantime washington will be building a new ruling class enriching the. connection. with washington libya under the sun i want to stop you right there you think that washington will very likely turn libya into a puppet government but we've got to stop for a second and you know this has been said about other places let's look at what we just saw in tunisia the first place for the arab spring sort of happen alexion there of this past weekend is limitless largely came out ahead there of course we expect egypt when they have their elec

a very key moment arrived during president reagan's administration when president reagan was on his way to a summit with the soviet premier corbett chap to discuss a comprehensive elimination of nuclear weapons by those two states and by them. and hey do you see nuclear weapon scientists and would. successfully lobby president reagan and convince president reagan not to do this edward teller you see scientist said we need to continue and in fact expand the nuclear weapons program. or trial or actually say it's later from committing to that there was no possibility of killing more than a supporter of a quarter of the earth's population here or later he'll sell to consider the possibility which remain the destroyer advanced life on earth if you think crazy nuclear weapons policies it isn't that they're doing that they are the while service to the deal with the d.o.d. and they're simply making nuclear weapons which is what they claim we're the oil service they are making first. because it keeps nuclear weapons for as being right these are precious you mustn't stop using these things becaus

. >> and more than we did during the reagan administration adjusted for inflation? >> yes, senator. >> and more than the cold war average? >> yes, senator. >> which is the highest since world war two? >> during the reagan administration, it was higher than in the vietnam war and korean war. >> let me nail this down -- the budget control act had two separate caps for 2012 and 2013 but no separate caps for security/non-security thereafter? >> yes. >> congress could decide to spend more on security than is allowed under the caps in the first two years? >> yes, they can pick any allocation under those total catch it chooses. if the committee does not achieve any additional savings than the enforcement procedures established separate caps for defense and non-defense discretionary spending. >> they are based cabs in -- they are based caps. are there any caps and more spending? >> they would be adjusted upward by any amount of spending designated by the congress. >> there are caps specific for security and non-security for two years and no caps in the subsequent years and

mean, you can look at the '60s, charlie or you could look at the economic strength during the reagan administration and the clinton administration when crime rates did go down. i was bipartisan about that, neil, it's worthwhile to point out. this happened-- >> what ben said before, an economist, who knows about correlation, there's no correlation here. the '60s was a time of increases in crime. it was a time of very good, it was a good economic period. and-- (laughter) >> we know what ben was doing during the '60s, and adam, if this helped deal with crime, we'll answer this, after the 80 billion dollar boon dogles, we should have no crime. >> neil: and show us about the '60s to assume that building more roads and bridges helps prevent the kind of calamities like that, the fear, isn't that a stretch? >> it would have to be high on something. >> and that's the why you use scare tactics when logic doesn't work. you want to talk about crime being high. 1.3 million more burglary than when obama came in office and more murders and we had a smaller population, there's something about the aura, the office

indeed, it goes back to ronald reagan's administration. and it meant the cost reductions for reducing so2 from coal-electric generation was much slow or than had been anticipated. and what i find when i was listening to people talk about cap and trade, and that narrative always went back to what had happened in the early 1990s. i was just fascinated. i kind of wanted to get the story of, indeed, how did that happen. and then we just found out that cap and trade for a society is much harder to do than something that's fairly focused on a number of -- [inaudible conversations] >> guest: yeah. so i think it's -- so i would say, you know, what are we doing about climate policy today, getting cars to 54 miles a gallon, renewable standards, you know, one-third of california's electricity is talking about from renew ables. you know, that's climate policy. >> host: we can do this transition from a fossil fuel-based electricity to a -- [inaudible] >> guest: well, i think others would say you have to have some form of a rice on carbon, and that woul

said we will keep the tax collection as a shared national income no higher than during the reagan administrationi was shocked. i sent a note to them, what are you doing? they tell me a few months later that i was the only person that wrote to them that way. i know as an economist, if we don't tax the rich so that we can rebuild schools, so we can rebuild neighborhoods and focus on real infrastructure projects over a decade, we are not going to be able to rebuild. we will not have the skills. we are not going to create good jobs. i was asking, what are you saying? this is how politics plays in america. both parties cater to the rich. that is why when push came to shove, in december to -- in december 2010, the bush era tax cuts were about to expire, 60% of americans were saying let them expire at the top, but that is not what happened. all of a sudden there is a deal between the white house and congress to extend them for two more years. that was not because the president's back was to the wall. the political adviser for saying you cannot do that, you are running for election. you need a campaign

the reagan administration was backing them. as long as the us was supporting them and nothing happened then the us withdrew support. almost instantly apartheid collapsed saying it's in israel's best interest and the us still allowed this palestinian un membership saying look i thought for thirty five years that censoring the chamber is a smell that has been for almost forty years there's a choice between security and expansion very clear choice israel is like other states is preferred for since the early seventy's it's had a choice between security and expansion can have peace but not with expansion into the territories which incidentally is recognized to be criminal but everyone including israel. they can get away with it as long as the most powerful state in the world backs them and as long as europe goes along and europe is remarkably tolerantly them out like this but they don't like to step on the opponent also the masters so they go along so you know it's the court that has backed the united states they picked tony blair y

my feeling is that in college, especially during the reagan administration, i thought that the democratic party in the united states had essentially vacated the left. and fused i think a little too much with the political right. there had n. my opinion, been insufficient advocacy for people who were left of center. and so that reality, coupled with the fact of the growing environmental crisis and denial that this country was going through and in seeing the inspirational movement of the green party's blossoming in europe, especially germany, i went to germany in the late 1980's. i spent time with the green party of germany in the parliament over there, learned everything i possibly could. came back to california. i was 1 of 20 people who co-founded the green party here in california. i have been a member of the green party, co-founder, for about 20 years and then less than two years ago i decided it was time for me to shift directions and i became a democrat. >> looking back a few years to your campaign for supervisor, what lessons did you learn from that experience? was there anything tha

the reagan administration was biting them. was long as it was some support to nothing. when the us was going to support. the most instantly point of corruption saying it's in israel's best interest and the us still allowed this palestinian un membership and see what the thirty five knew that was the sensory change in serious well that is for them for the almost fourteen there's a choice between security and expansion are very clear to us israel is like other strips third and since you're always so the problems it's had a choice between security and experiment and have for years but not with expansion implement their records which incidentally is recognized to be criminal what everyone including israel. get away with it as long as things let's put our faith in the world back home and as long as europe will want europe it is remarkable that target women are like this but they don't like to step on the opponent also the master so they go along so you know stick with it i was back and it states that i picked tony boyer. off the part of him but i might as well think that we'

within that the top one percent took in ten percent of the national income and during the reagan administration it was a shift so that by the time that he left office in one nine hundred eighty eight the top one percent were then taking in fifteen and a half percent of the national income and the other ninety nine percent were sharing the remaining eighty four and a half percent but then it even accelerated beyond that so if you look at the ten years from one thousand nine hundred ninety nine through two thousand and eight which is the end of this dataset. the top one percent during that period took him twenty point zero four percent of our national income twice as much and the point that i make in the piece is that they didn't become twice as smart or twice as hard working or twice as good looking and it was a result of a series of very specific policies that led to a redistribution redistribution of the national wealth upwards so you know we could talk about trade policy the various policies of the federal reserve the dollar policy the union labor laws a very big part of the story but the rea

the reagan administration was right on them. as long as they were some support and nothing happened when the us was supported. almost instantly or perfectly up there saying it's in israel's best interest at the us so while this palestinian un membership will confirm it for thirty five years since very much a family where is well that it's been for almost forty years there's a choice between security and expansion or a clear pure israel because like other slips prefer since we're always so forms it's hard to troops come in spirit and expansion and have these but not with us from the front of the earth words which incidentally is recognized to be criminal but everyone including yours are or they can get away with it as long as the most powerful state the world backs up and as long as you are opposing the war in europe it's remarkable that they're not like us but they don't like to step on the tone and also the master so they go along you know it's the court i was back in the united states they picked tony blair. off to come but th

the reagan administration was woman. as long as he was from supporting nothing when the us was going to support almost instantly approaching a corruption free saying it's in israel's best interest the us still allow this palestinian un membership see the full of thirty five years since entering the chamber it is well that it's been for the almost forty years where the choice between security and expansion are very clear to us israel is like other slips for and hope for since we're always so the bombs let's have a choice between security and expansion for nothing else but with experience from the planet earth worms which incidentally isn't recognized to be criminal what everyone including israel where they can get away with it as long as the most powerful state in the world backs them and as long as you are opposed want europe it is remarkable that it probably will not like this but they don't want to step on the planet also the minister so they go along so you noticed that i was back in the united states sort of pick ton

he worked with president reagan during the reagan administration. he is currently head of his own company. i'm talking about dr. art laffer. he's currently head of laffer associates and the laffer center for supply side economics and author of "return to prosperity," and he wrote an article published in the "wall street journal" the other day that refuted all false claims made against 9-9-9 the other night during the debate. before i say what he concluded was his own analysis, it never felt so good being shot at. never felt so good being shot at because as aveda king says, they didn't think of it first, and they don't have a credible plan. to the activation that a new sales tax could be raised in the future, dr. laffer responds so could any other tax. what makes that one any different? to the accusation that it is not revenue neutral, dr. laffer concludes, i believe his plan, herman cain, would indeed be stat tick revenue neutral and with the boost it would give to the economic growth, it would bring in even more revenue than expected. two, -- to th

the reagan administration was backing them. and as long as there were some spring about nothing when the us withdrew support almost instantly the perfect he's saying it in israel's best interest possibly so loud that ousting the annual membership would prefer thirty five years the same story which a military is now with has been forced on us for the choice between security and expansion very clear to us israel is like other states is preferred for it since the early seventy's it's had a choice between scaring expansion and have peace but with the expansion of the territories which isn't every is recognised i'm a criminal but everyone including us are they get away with it is wrong the single most powerful state world backs up and it's always europe there's a lot of europe is remarkably powerful but they're not like this but they don't like to step on the tunnels of the masters so they go along so you notice the quartet has backed the united states tony blair. but i want. to. bring the muscle to work once we expose. those books

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the reagan administration was the writing on them. as long as there were some supporting them nothing other than the us with their support. almost instantly a prototype of what they're saying it's in israel's best interest and i support the us to allow this palestinian un membership to say ok folks for thirty five years the kind of sincerity the chancellor is now that it's been in for almost forty years there's a choice between security and expansion are very clear to us israel because like other states prefer it what for since you're always so well belongs it's have a choice between security and expansion and have to use but not with experiment with terrorism which incidentally is recognised criminal but everyone including his or or they can get away with it as long as think the most powerful state in the world backs them and as long as you're opposed want europe is remarkable in tahrir but they're not like this but they don't like to step on the pony and also the masters so they will also you know it's the court that i was back in t

oberstar: but even a decade after it was enacted, the reagan administration came in and cut the grant program to a loan program. and funding diminished over a period of time. now, we still have 1/3 or more of the nation's streams and lakes that don't meet the standards of the clean water act. we have to advance the cause. that is the big challenge ahead of us. you just don't think of raw sewage in waterways in a developed country, and yet, that's what we have, and not just in pittsburgh, but all over. narrator: pittsburgh is situated at the confluence of the allegheny, monongahela, and ohio rivers. these three rivers are vital for industry, recreation, and drinking water. and each year, billions of gallons of combined sewer overflows discharge directly into those rivers. hecht: we're now having to face the consequences of the choice that was made to put in combined sewer systems. narrator: in 1994, the government adopted a combined sewer overflow policy to reduce csos nationwide. cities with combined sewer overflows now face an enforcement action called a consent decree. under a conse

the reagan administration was but i think. that as long as the us i'm supporting nothing up there any of us with her support almost instantly the perfect about saying it's in israel's best interest at the us still out of this palestinian un membership and see for thirty five years with sincerity that chamber's interest now that it's been in for almost forty years there's a choice between security and expansion very clear to us that israel is like other states is preferred it for since the early syllables it's had a choice between security and expenses from after years but with expansion it will the terrorism which incidentally is recognized in the criminal but everyone including israel or they can get away with it as long as thing and most powerful state world backs and as long as your players want europe is remarkably tolerable to them out like this but they don't like to step on the pony tails of the masters so they go along with what you know it's the poor play it has backed the united states they picked tony blair and him

the reagan administration i think. it was long as the u.s. was supporting them and nothing then the u.s. withdrew support. almost instantly apart from the problems saying it's in israel's best interest and asked us to allow this palestinian un membership to say what they thought for thirty five years the sensor in the chamber is now that it's been for almost forty years there's a choice between security and expansion or a clear cut which is europe was more like other states. since the early seventy's and it's had a true it is becoming secure an expansion kind of peace but not with expansion of the perth that is rich yes whatever it is recognised as a criminal but everyone including israel so they get away with it as long as the most powerful state in the world backs up and as long as you are those want europe it is remarkably cowardly going out like this but they don't like to step on the point also of the master so they will want to let you know if the quartet has backed the united states to put pony boy or you know i want to compromise with