however, congressman sandra levin isn't one of them. he says we have to deal with it and he'll deal with those who feel that way. he's on the cliff next. >>> plus, no one's talking about what expenses need to be cut. in fact in the last hour we heard the white house is taking social security reform off the table as far as the fiscal cliff talks go. we'll get more details on on exactly what the president is willing to cut, alan krueger, council of economic advisers. that's on the other side of the break. >>> cyber monday, is it hot or not? we'll break down the numbers, check in with a pair of retail analysts for the latest must-have apps. >>> pet smart sells couture dog collars for -- guess how much? how about $150. and they're moving, too. no wonder pet smart stock has jumped 150% in the last year. pet smart ceo joins us in the back half of this half hour to talk about his company's past, present and future success. >> lucky would look great in one of those. erstand the importance of your goals. today, our financial advisors lead from a

sandra levin joins us from capital to tell us why he thinks it's a baddied.since i was about 16.n you know, one job or the other. the moment i could access the retirement plan, i just became firm about it -- "i'm done. i'm out of here." you know, it's like it just hits you fast. you know, you start thinking about what's really important here. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. shares of auto nation down sharply at this hour. kayla stepping in to tell us why. >> the volume that's leading auto nation down better than 5%, that stock has seen an unbelievable amount of weakness throughout the last month during which a bunch of insiders decided to sell their shares. you can see it's down better than 5% today. there was some bullishness after hurricane sandy that a lot of consumers would be buying cars. that's all but waneed and trickling through to the stock market today. >> thank you very much. looking beyond the u.s., there are many big global events causing major waves in our markets. and your money from europe to egypt, you're our international correspondent, what are you w

no movement at all from the president or from senator carl levin. sandrapenditures are way down. companies are refusing to hire in this environment. there's a huge level of uncertainty. liz: there's a danger for republicans, they don't want to be looked at as tax collectors for a growing welfare state. that's the danger for the g.o.p. in caving right here. stuart: you have got it. it used to be the best investment you could make was a single family home in a good neighborhood. that's what you always thought. buy a house, you will do okay. but people don't think like that anymore. here's the latest poll from rasmussen. the question was is buying a home the best investment most families can make? 48% either said no or they're not sure. you know, company, that's a huge shift in the way we look at what used to be the ultimate investment, the middle america made to earn them some money and see them through retirement. it's changed. liz: you know i'm not surprised at this because it is basically an investment. they are thinking a home should be regarded as a hom