benefits.art of the so-called fiscal cliff talks. let's talk about what they are. guest: federal benefits that kick in when someone has used up their state unemployment benefits and is unable to find a job. that person can collect additional benefits to this program. these benefits may range from 14 weeks or as many as 73 weeks counting the state benefits and the federal benefits. it is a crucial lifeline of support. host: what is the difference between this program and traditional unemployment benefits? guest: this is a program that congress has adopted in the past when the recession had officially begun. it is designed to reflect the fact that we're in a national crisis of high unemployment and limited job creation. it 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits are not going to be enough for most unemployed workers because it is so hard to find a job. the government steps in and provides additional benefits that are funded at the federal level. the number of weeks depends on the state's unemploy

there are benefits to special funds through the city. mta will get $70,000 a year and these special funds coming off property taxes, so that's the highlights. this is as we went over in october the potential revenue streams to the port over time. it could possibly range in our expected case that by 10 to 12 years out we are at $700,000 a year of rent but that depends how the cost and revenues bear out, so sorry -- our next steps here the board will endorse. we will keep refining the project. we will be back to you in early 2013 and get construction going and get people out there in the businesses. i am available for any questions. >> thanks. >> there is no action required today. the action was in october. >> okay. okay. is there any public comment? commissioners, any further questions? >> i'm just -- thank you. it's nice to be on the positive side of the ledger when we originally looked at this they were in the negative and we would have to come up with mon. >> great and we passed it october but it's a good struck and you are thank you f

what we're really eager to see is some data to confirm that the benefits or pilot to test the benefits that we see in the traditional models would hold and the one-way model. then there's the other realm of maybe what you're talking about more akin to taxi services. and that is where the cpuc has issued cease and desist orders on a number of companies that are acting not really as car sharing, but more as taxi. that's really outside of the realm of what we're talking about here with the different type. there are cpuc [speaker not understood] vehicles and there are some that are not, having private people. and those are i think within their regulatory realm. i'd say we have -- i have different perspectives on each of those different types. what i do get is that they're filling a void that is created by our current taxi industry. our primary focus is not going to be fighting anybody who is coming in to fill that void. our primary focus is going to be to improve taxi service in san francisco, to obviate the need for those services or at least compete with them. the types of services that

so, it would be a reduced vmt benefit. and if you put together the reduced number of vehicle miles traveled that car share seems to support, along with the fact that the car share vehicles tend to be greener, that's where you really get some significant environmental benefit in term of reduced greenhouse gas and other emissions. it does, car sharing enhances mobility and contributes to more walking, biking and transit use because people -- and i may be a poster child for this. i am able to live -- my family and i are able to live in san francisco without owning a car because of the existence of car sharing. and, so, because we don't need a car, because of the existence of car sharing, we generally rely on transit. for me, i ride my bike a lot. sometimes we take taxis. we often walk to where we're going. but the fact we don't own a vehicle means we're less inclined to just jump in our vehicles for times when we might not otherwise need it. when we do need to drive our own car, we get a car-share vehicle. so, i think if i ma

. >> all those benefits are modern invention. they came after. advertise them as a reason to come to america and a great benefit for coming to america. >> this is only welcome page. they are transforming this country int and a country that s dependent. when really what this country is about is coming here to achieve the american dream, not welfare benefits. >> everybody is saying great, we are land of immigrants, come on in. the only problem with it is there are booklets written in various light which is in other countries on how to basically game the system. there is something wrong with that. >> here's how to access the system. the bipartisan congress put into place. anytime you're moving toward a new country does not matter if it is american moving toward another, there are things you have to understand to be part of any system. how do you pay your taxes? how do you get signed up for the appropriate visa? and how do you get health care and everything else? >> as well as a section that advertises one of the reason many immigran

i have been on unemployment benefits. i've been on that line back when they have lines and you did not do it online. it is embarrassing. but at the end of the day if you''e on it too long it works against itself in my view. do you agree? >> it does work against the south because if you allowed it to last for such a way that it distorts the incentives to work. that is -- it's not a laughing matter that somebody doesn't have a job, but you can see the distortions and incentives when somebody is planning and the unemployment lasted for another six months, so there are looking for jobs or are discounter the motion in order to continue getting the benefits. gerri: i got up as soon as i could, and i was glad of it. but to have the money, glad to get off the dole. i have to tell you, we have to do something different in this country. thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having me. gerri: when we come back, should entitlement reforms be part of the fiscal of talks? one side says yes and the other side starting to cave. the latest

so the customers benefit. the owner must benefit. the w is the workers must benefit. the way between most western culture businesses and developing countries because in a lot of devoping countries the customer benefits and owner benefits and everybody else is slave labor. in america because we have, we have had moral ethics judeo-christian ethics for many years treat the workers well. s, the society benefits. the company gives back to the society. neil: we'll take a quick break. you astutely avoided my question which i deeply admire how you did that. you did tip your hand with a comment about god and in games where you said i was at notre dame usc game where people were praying both sides would win. god didn't have an opinion on that. i thought that was very interesting. a lot of times i always ask, then why does god hate the new york mets. that is separate issue. we'll continue now with rick warren and get h view how we humanely come out of all we humanely come out of all this and sti many of my patients still clean their dentures with toothpaste. but they have to us

offering the benefits. and they came just for the benefits. >> yeah, unfortunately john is right. most immigrants want to get ahead as lincoln put it and improve your on lot in life. this is about the citizenry and occupiants of the country, they want to subvert us and make us independent and that means votes for the center. we see what is happening in europe with they do that. >> rick, we have a list of all of those aliens that qualify. lawfully permitted for permanent residence. and people whose deportation is with held. there is it millions and millions of illegal and i would say illegal. they are not illegally. but their deportation that qualify with the benefits. >> i suspect this is not what they are doing if they have deportation they have bigger problems. >> they are offered the benefits, rick and they get it >> they are not offered. >> it is it right here in black and white. >> liz is it. and pointed out food stamps are not available to the people that you are talk being. >> hold ohold on, i am reading from the ins. once a individual qualifies from ssi. supplement securit

have assets are the ones that benefit well so who is not an accurate is that he's doing this to you to increase jobs well where are that we've had roughly five trillion instead be less i don't call it stimulus but it's a visible deficit you know who you know if i was to about asked mine. who are five years ago would five trillion in instead of us have better not i think he probably would have sent us that's what we had is we are truly in a class deficits everywhere you know where to go who benefited from all that and how it went and said you know ridiculous schemes in an energy that are now bankrupt under obama it you know raised you get in wages bought you know to paper those union wages. prices were not a tax on excited admitting unions are still clamoring for more money you got all these factors but what this all was balls around fractional reserve lending and debility for banks to lend to light right the people with her stacks system money and the wealthy are the ones that benefit yeah those rates of the party one more point mark those rates are the party that was the last enron

i think it served society well, benefits society incredibly. i think if you look at it quite simply, you know, marriage isn't just about with any two adults want but really about future and generations. i think when we look at fairness and equality, i believe in those principleses, i do. at the same time i think it's fair and equal and giving kids equality to be able to have a mom and a dad. and i think even though not everybody has that opportunity, we do understand in some neighborhoods, in some communities that there are high single parent households there are also fearlessness is an ep dem eck. at the same time, we look quite honestly and say marriage has really served society really well. and we think it's benefit-- beneficial and should uphold the definition in the law. >> i want to pick up on some those points in just a minute. but this issue, first of all, of why change the whole institution of marriage. why not just have civil unions. >> well, the notion of a civil marriage, dates back only to about 1836. and since then we've always de

the time says the deal would not affect benefits. that's the keyword, benefits. the president and some democrats in the congress are willing to squeeze savings from medicare by trimming payments to drug companies, hospitals and other health care providers. they are ruling out structural changes that would increase costs for a typical beneficiary. this is what it's all about. the money. who is going to get it? senator dick durbin. a little more specific today. he said progressives, that would be you and me, should be willing to talk about ways to ensure the long-term viability of medicare and medicaid but those conversations should not be part of a plan to avert the fiscal cliff. democrats are prepared to discuss reforms to medicare and medicaid, but not right now. fox news tried to get budget committee chair member congressman chris van hollen to agree to the changes. van hollen stood firm. >> if you prolong the program, people are living longer, isn't that age outvoted? >> there are a lot better ways to have doing it? >> you're not willing to change the age? >>

but i would like to make a point if i may about the benefits.t -- the employer cost for providing those benefits is the way these comparisons are made. and federal pension benefits cost more than a private sector provision because we invest solely in treasury bonds. >> you get 401ks and pension benefits and hardly any co-pay. i think it's a hell of a deal. that's it for this evening's show. tham thanks for watching. i'm larry kudlow. we will be here tomorrow night. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪

we are making sure it is a regional benefit. the businesss in san francisco will benefit and we will see job creation and tax generation but also we will see it down the peninsula and throughout the region, as daniel said. we can accommodate it, we have accommodated events before. the super bowl last time was in stanford away and san francisco was the host and regional event. we are looking forward to it and the benefit this region will get from hosting the super bowl. >> the nfl will have the super bowl at meadowlands, outside new york -- how far santa clara is. could be the first snowy super bowl. is there any concern about the nfl, the fact in february we could have horrible rain or beautiful sunshine about the weather? >> i have looked ahead. it is supposed to be sunny that day. we are excited to put that in the bid package. my mom reminds me my birthday is february 4th, all grown up. we had all of my parties in the glorious sun so i think we are in good shape. we meet the nfl requirements of temperature. we are above that,

had the look at the elimination of the cost benefit? >> the cost-benefit analysis was a travesty. look carefully all the benefits for reducing mercury came from getting rid of particulates but they were not the focus of that regulation and. also to focus on additional days because of the lower levels of particulates in relation to as much. will level of particulates go down tremendously switching to unleaded gasoline but the incidence goes up the cdc has not show a strong link between asthma and particulates. more coal-fired power plants will have to close. we already have 110 coal-fired plants close since january 2010. and the epa seems marked concern to about airborne mercury but not about fluorescent light balls bring it into the house. [laughter] the epa website has strict instructions if one breaks because it contains mercury. you should clear the room for 15 minutes and could not sweep up the way send a paper towel or sticky tape then the entire broken bow to a recycling center. how many people will be bothered to do this? why did they bring it into people's homes if they ar

benefits agreement with zen dusk with catering. i just talked before i came over here three times i think so far and we look at that only as the beginning. we also had the pleasure of doing a little teleconferencing at zen dusk offices and their equipment is a little more state of the art than ours and we appreciated that and i think for us what is most significant is what supervisor kim referenced a moment ago and that's really concentrating on the food security issues of people that live in the tenderloin, live in the south of market, and our organization we have a thousand people in supportive housing. getting a roof over their heads doesn't tear care of their foods needs and having a community partner sharing in the commitment of the food security needs of people is very important. they hosted the improve sf conference in that regard. they provided some of the logistics and their staff sad side by side with us trying to get solutions and we are committed to proceed with that so i commend them and look forward to continued work

there were other benefits. there were appropriate setbacks, appropriate design, open space, building separation. we heard about public safety and the crime rate. it's a big concern, and that public transportation improvements are a priority. we have two more meetings with the community. so, over the next meetings we confirm with them these are the right priorities that we heard them right and that we didn't miss anything. so, we will provide you next time we come to you with a more detailed summary of what's emerging out of the community process. as i mentioned earlier, there is an opportunity to jump start development of the site through a phase 1 development. these are the developer goals for this phase. we know they are very committed to working with the community and the city -- they're still here. they're here today and we are working with them in a more detailed phase 1 development that can meet these goals, but also the community's priorities and the city's goals. so, as far as timeline and next steps, s

there is too much finger pointing at immigrants and they qualify for the same benefits. steve is right. it applies to everybody. >> emac. the blame goes specifically to a government that is trying to offer craider to grave benefits without offering the opportunity. hand outs and opportunity are two different things. >> you are right. immigrants built this nation and a lot of people called illegal immigrants are helping to build from all sorts of the parts of the earth we spent a trillion on basically on welfare that is more than defense and medicare combined. but we are talking about illegal immigrants that are given food stamps and they are not entitled to medicaid or medicare or social security. it is a food stamp program and set up with wether mexico is pulling up their fair share. >> and john, you go to the web site. anybody can go to the web site. welcome to america web site this is it just a page from it government ben fets and welcome to america here are the benefits and here are the freebeies. and depending on your immigration status and length of time in the u.s

we want to see unemployment go down, but the whole point of unions is to raise wages, raise benefits. in order to do that, you need a smaller supply of something, not a larger supply of something. and unions want to have less jobs so th can have more of that benefits i just said, for each worker, so, it tends to work against full employment, as jim pointed out, you saw it in spades at hostess. finally they got to the int, it broke the back of the company and now you have 18,000 jobs just gone. >> brenda: okay, steve, unions clashingith business, good or bad for jobs going forward? >> look, clashing is not a great thing. put it's the way that unions get their point across and the way they organize and having more of the work force unionized is a good thing for the economy not a bad thing. this is still 70% a consumer economy. people need money in their pockets in order to purchase things and drive the economy forward and right now, that's not happening because wages have gone down per capita dramatically over the last coup of generations, and also, look, a couple of other quick points.

it will take a big idea with lots of benefits. as i was listening to ms. mathis's presentation, i was thinking this will hurt partners in oakland. it is challenging for all of us, but one i'm hoping we can take advantage of of the waterfront and keep this as economically viable as possible. those are the thoughts. i'm happy to take questions if you have them. >> thank you. supervisor kim, did you have a question? thank you. why don't we go to the budget analyst report. mr. rose. if i can ask you to go to the poem. >> madam chair, members of the committee, we have a conclusion and report on page 18 where we state the proposed development appears 3032 and seawall lot 10, including rehabilitation of the property at pier 30, 32, multipurpose arena for golden state warrior games and events. public open space. maritime use, retail and related parking. development on seawall lot 330 of residential hotel and retail use and accessory parking. we provide estimated fiscal impacts including one-time benefits of the city up to 53.8 million. direct ongoing annual financ

unemployment insurance so in other words if they lost their job would they get any unemployment benefits now as has as you're aware people like myself. are self-employed we have to pay yeah we have to pay unemployment insurance but if i lose my job if something happens if i have no income coming in at the moment i'm not eligible i can't receive unemployment benefits now the number in two thousand and eight we had one hundred thirty and a half million roughly one hundred forty six million people were covered so one hundred thirty out of one hundred forty six million now we're down to. one hundred twenty five million in other words in the last four years we've lost all the hype and a half million people are just tryin to have million people who no longer are covered why on employment insurance is so either they're working. for themselves or self-employed and i'm mad i have to ask how many of these people are selling trinkets on e bay where they call you know the b.l.s. calls them up and says did you work any hours this week and they said yes i sold you know one trade get on e bay for two d

recovery benefits everyone. this is an important effort, to try to make sure that we put the light on recovery from substance abuse and mental illnesses. for the first time, we've invited people in recovery from mental illnesses to join the substance abuse community in this celebration of accomplishment and achievement. these are actually very exciting and challenging times. the science that prevention works, that treatment is effective, and that people do in fact recover continues to grow. we've achieved parity and equity in law, or at least we've achieved the law-workin' on the implementation. now it's time to achieve a quality in service. since day one, this administration has been focused on applying sound, research-based drug policies geared toward protecting americans from the threats that drugs pose to public health and safety. i spent my entire career in law enforcement. i know we can't arrest our way out of our drug problem, and that's why our policies are based on the recognition that drug addiction is

the truth is they are against the benefit cap, they're against the housing benefit cap, they're against the work program. they are officially the party of something for nothing. [shouting] >> ed miliband. >> i'll tell him the reality, mr. speaker. [shouting] i'll tell him the reality. his welfare program is failing. his welfare reform program is failing because it isn't the work and its economic strategy is failing him and that is the reality. he has a work program that isn't working. a growth strategy that's not delivery and a deficit that is rising. it is a government that is failing, a prime minister that is failing, and -- >> calm down, calm down. [shouting] >> he just can't keep his cool when he knows he is losing the argument, mr. speaker,. [shouting] and it's the british people are paying the price for his failure. [shouting] >> i think what we can see is the leadership that is a drowning. >> this scrap the jobs tax, enterprise the enterprise zone. that is funded one many apprenticeships, that is rebuilding our economy, that these 1 million more people in private sector work. we'

if you look at the cost-benefit analysis carefully, all the benefits for reducing mercury came from getting rid of particular and particulars were not the focus of that particular regulations and what was interesting is the benefits focused on additional days of school, another is fewer days of school must fewer days of work missed because of lower levels of particular because that particular relation to asthma. over the past 25 years has gone down tremendously, mostly because of this which are invited to on london. the incidence of asthma is going up. the center for disease control does not have a strong link between asthma and particular, but that was the basis of the mercury rule. this has resulted in very large to coal-fired power plant to have to close because of this. we party had 110 coal-fired power plants close since january january 2010. it's also interesting where the das aims can send about airborne mercury, they don't seem to be concerned about houses and fluorescent lightbulbs. so if you look at the bp website, it has strict instructions what to do if you have a fluorescent fo

we have 2.1 million people who could lose these benefits. and i have to tell you, i hope that the republicans understand that many of these individuals are their constituents. unfortunately, during the last negotiations, unemployment benefits were reduced from 99 weeks to about 73 weeks. i could not support that. i hope this time around that those who are unemployed are not put on the chopping block in terms of their benefits being cut. we have nearly 50 million people living in poverty, 16 million of whom are children. and we need to help people until we turn this economy around. this is a safety net. it's a bridge over troubled waters. >> it's not a bargaining chip? in the lame duck session of the congress, the republicans were willing to extend these benefits for one year to get two years of an extension to the bush tax cuts. is that off the table? >> i'll tell you one thing, let's hope that's not on the the table. i don't want to see the most vulnerable, the working poor, in of these poem who are in the ranks of the poor are the working

first the economic benefits. there are two sources. some is annual unrestricted general fund and other is dedicated or unrestricted revenue. approximately 12 million in annual unrestricted general fund revenue from sources you see in this chart expected from the development at the two sites. the initial number that was generated in fiscal feasibility report used pay roll tax. we will have gross receipts tax by the time arena is completed. the number has been adjust someday what to account for gross receipts tax. the annual unrestricted general fund is $12 million. dedicated or restricted is additional $5.2 million. one-time revenues will be over 50 million for various impact fees. gross receipts and transfer tax from sale of seawall lot 330. >> can i ask in terms of annual general fund revenue, the 12 million you show on slide 13 that shows property tax funding that would come in, is this net of the proposed isd or -- >> it is not. thank you for pointing that out. what you have to assume is the first 30 years that five million should b

this has to be looked at again, and once again this is no benefits. mr. wiener has no idea what goes on in the cab business. okay. no benefits to the cab business whatsoever and experienced drivers are going to quit. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> good evening board members. first i would like to thank you for hearing this case. i filed i wanted to file an appeal but somebody said i couldn't, so on this matter, and thank you for giving us three minutes. that's something the mta has never done and something they have never done also to give drivers hope. you know where is scott wiener? he just left. this was his first time here and he spoke and left. i remember my first cab ride. i was about nine years old. it was to the hospital. i was a burn victim and my mother called for a cab. i'm a 24 year driver and san franciscan native and i am passionate about cab service. i must say that they say money is the root to all evil. is that what the "m" in mta stands for? i would hope also one board member would change her mind. i also thank the boar

. >> retire aoes in the public and private sectors are faced with nrets to benefits from under funded pen son funds what would you do to prevent this from arriving in the future how do you make everyone life up to their obligations. >> let me thank the league by thanking you and the jr. league for hosting this event and very much thank the senator for participating. i know that there are a reasons here in san francisco where the result is a foregone conclusion according to many, politicians and i respect the fact that he respects the voters by attending this event. on your question regarding pensions, my husband is here in the audience and he is a retired beneficiary of a state pension program and so we very much think that the state needs to honor its obligations to all of the workers who did that program over the years and those are contractual obligations and i am an attorney and i do believe that those obligations need to be honored. however we have what the government has called a ponzi scheme and so there needs to be definitely a serious readjustment of the priorities in terms o