it's been very us from tauting. i've told -- frustrating. i've told that to both our democratic senators and our republican senators and congressmen, that we've just got to learn, we've got to get some things done. we've got to give clarity to these issues in the american business. and i'm especially concerned about the tax policy. and, um, many of the companies in our industry pay a dividend, as you know. and, um, if left alone and the bush tax cuts expire on 12/31, that tax rate goes up, um, to over 40%. which has real implications. and at the same time, it becomes disconnected with the capital gains rate which i think is, um, is very, very important to keep both of those low and linked. it encourages investment. with respect to dividends, it matters a lot to, um, our shareholders. people think about dividends more from a corporate perspective. i just had a shareholder meeting in little rock two months ago, and there are people who are really living off these dividends. they're buying these telecom stocks and rely on these dividends to pay

and i think that republicans have their -- you know kind of self trospection because a lot has been tauted would win the electoral but not the popular, all of the scenarios of doom's day, of portion doom's day is just panning out and i think the american people have sent a firm message tonight. >> steve? >> i vote by the people. this is a big development here. it's not the courts. it's not the interpretation of constitution. this is a ratification and this is a big step forward. ten minutes? >> romney is expected to speak at 12:55, which i guess is in about seven minutes from now and what we're told is that that is the time that he will speak. we are not told anything about what will be the content of his >> i can't conceive of him coming out now and doing anything but conceding. if he's not going to conced out. it will be shocking if he does anything other than concede. >> that doesn't mean thaw don't think he might. >> i think with him it's the possibility that he's going to do something very weird. >> tha i'm worried about, something strange here. >> if there's a professional running th

the government has no business tautness what to do under any circumstances. at the particular thread it that worries them is precisely what you mentioned, that hospitals to deserve, but i don't have to do anything for you, which exactly the inversion of public accommodation. beneath the entire commerce clause of civil rights movement had on, but it comes out from a very southern inspired segregation is. it's no more christian or religious to me than the christian private schools set up after the integration of public schools. call it religion my way, but it's about a segregation belief, not religious belief to do as you well please in the face of a federal government that has passed lots of inclusion. >> i think the conversation, though you're right, it wasn't always at the heart of the political conversation. it is certainly around contraception of the past year. that was one amendment come, think about turning the vice presidential debate of the question that the vice presidential debate, the way she asked the question that we protect his choice to joe bide

. >> if they tauted themselves because they got revenue from facebook and that's in jeopardy, that percentageaway for the short-term and that's why stock is trading lower. >> gaming is fickle. people go and out. this game is hot. that game is hot. i'm sure there are people that play draw something. >> very few. fewer. >> it was hot. it got knocked. >> yeah. >> when we come back, what will $95 million get you in the big apple? we'll have that for you. up next -- >> coming up, yep, it's friday. before with you head out of the office and dance in the street, we've got a whole day of trading to get through. cramer will help you get in the mood with six stocks in 60 seconds when "squawk on the street" returns. i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! >>> simon is going to get us ready for a friday edition of 10:00 a.m. >> we have to talk about zyn