jacksonville university is where he teaches.ve set aside our fourth line this morning for those of you who may be members of the of 6e brandy economy who might tips.e weets. to read some t shout out to the viewer who suggested this interesting topic. tweets, haserk always been an underground economy. but how far has it grown given the current state of the economy? thet: as an economist, phrase we use is mead reverting. it tends to move close to a long-term average. the size of the underground economy in the study i most recently participated in look like it could be somewhere along the order of 21%. they also show a remarkable stability. the underground economy rises and falls due to certain circumstances. it does not seem to vary dramatically. a good example of why the on the ground economy can rise or fall -- the best example i can come up with is the tax reform act of 1986. president reagan in 1984 proposed a major overhaul of the income tax system. in doing so, he made major suggestions. the actual format he signed in 1986 w

host: two hospitals, university of miami and jacksonville hospitals, if you had a heart attack with major complications , at one hospital you would pay $166,174. at another hospital is two hundred $48,000, compared to 185,000. if you had a permanent pacemaker implant it would be $127,000 and if you go a few blocks away in the $66,000. of thisere are examples thrust the country. i was looking at a treatment in respiratory ailment that can cost you about $700,000 or $100,000. if you are short to end up paying these prices. if you have insurance the insurers are quick to negotiate for you. it is a major problem in our health-care system. host: just because these are the prices it is not necessarily what the insurers will pay for. justr: even in medicare, because we are seeing these as medicare charges does not mean we are seeing -- does not mean they are paying these costs. insurance companies are quick to negotiate for the prices. if you are un-insured this quite help youis way through it. if you can go to a hospital that has significantly cheaper price you should do that. tot: this is a pr

jacksonville, north carolina. republican caller. caller: i served in the united states marine corps for five years and graduated from university of north carolina with a degree in political science focusing as much as you can in international security issues. so while i may not be considered an expert on this subject, i'm ot a layman. the debate about syria so far has been focused on a two-sided conflict. let's not forget the third side that is spoken of, those civil yabs that were slaughtered in homes. these of that atrocities will never happen gain after rwanda is a total failure. we can look at the humanitarian blunders in rwanda and bosnia right hereand put it in syria. we can do so much more, the united states of america, whether by ourselves or with the coalition, permanent coalition like we did during the first gulf war under bush number one. a lot of things we can do besides arming the rebels. that is a political thing that drives me crazy. guest: that is the best c-span call and i have been on since 2002 and he raised an issue of the what's equaled the right to protect, there is a notion in u.s. national security among liberal

jacksonville, north carolina, republican. caller: hi. i served in the u.s. marine corps as a machine gunner in five years. i recently graduated from the universitynorth carolina with a degree in political science. focusing as much as you can in undergraduate on international security issues. while i may not be considered an expert on this subject, i am not a layman. about syria so far two-sidedfocused on a conflict, but let's not forget about the civilians that were slaughtered in homes in aleppo. that these -- atrocities will never happen again after rwanda is a total failure. humanitariant the blunders in rwanda and bosnia, darfur andvia, and now syria. we can do so much more, the united states of america, whether by ourselves or with a coalition like we did during the war under fo -- gulf bush number one. a lot of things we can do besides army rebels. this is a political thing that drives me crazy. host: let's get a response. guest: thank you for your service. that was the best c-span call and i've been doing the show since 2002. that was a very smart call. 2p,raised an issue of the r the right to protect their there's a notion in u.s. nation