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start fresh and save with hdx 20 gallon totes, a special buy at just $5.88 a piece. >>> the financial impact of washington's decision on tax cuts is fueling a broader discussion on what it means for income inequality. according to reuters, economic inequality is on the rise in 49 of the 50 states across the country, mississippi the only state. that includes the nation's capital, people are not 20, 50 to 60 and over 100,000 per year. this is from two decades ago. those are the 1 hundred,000 or higher grew the most. academic inequality is also climbing. in massachusetts as an example, over the past two decades, the number of higher degrees rose 9%. in the middle fifth of households, that went up 14. in the top quartile, 22% of folks there were able to gain degrees. joining me via skype is david rhode. an extensive series about inequal in the u.s., also a two-time pulitzer prizewinner. thanks for being with us today. first off, i want to ask you, you say in your series here that the federal government has emerged as one of the most potent factor driving income inequality. what do you mea

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start fresh and save with hdx 20 gallon totes, a special buy at just $5.88 a piece. >>> wall street is watching every single move. we'll take a peek to see how the boards are doing. we can see the dow is down by some 73 points. still above that psychological benchmark of 13,000. however it's not just investors reacting. average americans have to brace for the big hit that comes to their wall either. not only will taxes go up for 88% of americans, but the long-term unemployed have a lot to lose. going over the cliff would slash benefits for more than 2 million americans. joining me with the latest on this is cnbc's brian sullivan. not 300 million a week, but 300 a week. how quickly average americans will start to feel the pinch in their paychecks. >> hey, 3 million a week that's joe scarborough type money here. but i get your point. taxes are very complex. it depends if you're married, do you have kids, do you own a home? all the numbers you'll use will be pretty general based on sort of the average family calculation. if you're a median income household, you'll probably be what canned

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start fresh and save with hdx 20 gallon totes, a special buy at just $5.88 a piece. >>> another update with six days to go before the nation goes over the fiscal cliff. president obama is due back in d.c. after cutting his vacation short. the house speaker has yet to call his numbers back to work. they are scheduled to return to d.c. tomorrow. we learned today that house members won't be handling any legislative business. one republican aide saying it's up to senate democrats to act right now. let's bring in the correspondent in d.c. luke, little to no signs that senators connell and reid are on the same page. how likely is it that the senate would be able to do what the house could not? >> talking to a few sources, folks say it's about 50-50 right now. the senate could have a mini deal done before the new year and that each minute and hour that goes by, that number would seem to shrink and it's less likely. we are told that senator harry reid is gaming how many republicans would vote for a mini deal and most likely extend the tax rates and those making $250,000 or less. obviously anyt

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start fresh and save with hdx 20 gallon totes, a special buy at just $5.88 a piece. >>> right now on mitchell reports," six days till the new year, and there's no bipartisan deal to avert the fiscal cliff in sight. the president is cutting his vacation short, but the house is still in recess with no immediate plans to return. the ball is now in senate democrat's court and

start fresh and save with hdx 20 gallon totes, a special buy at just $5.88 a piece. >>> because thiss very important. i don't want to get lost in translation. you promised that, and a promise is a promise, and with all due respect you didn't keep that promise. >> president obama said the biggest failure of his first term was the failure to win comprehensive immigration reform but a new term means a new chance to make good on that promise. because of the strong support he received from latinos who gave the president more than 70% of their vote, there will be a lot of pressure on the white house to get a bill passed in congress. but the question is can the president deliver. over the last couple weeks we've seen a lot of things be added to the quote, unquote, top of the list. are you optimistic about the prospects of getting something done and having it stay at the top of the list? >> it's in the republican party's best interest to actually move on comprehensive immigration reform. we started talking about the issue of fiscal cliff and how we're going to fill our coffers. one of the fa

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