unfortunately, it was tried as you recall in new jersey by your personal hero, jon corzine and he got thrown out because people did not want their turnpike privatized. yobt disagree, i think politicalty, it's impossible to do. it's been done successfully in chicago. i'd love to see more democrats supporting it. >> i'm happy to see you agree with former governor jon corzine. >> we collect around $37 billion. >> never even followed that. >> in the gasoline tax, so we put the number up there. 18.4 cents a gallon, however, new any roads, would you be on board with privatizing the new roads? >> i agree with jonathan. i'm all for privatizing the roads. how much more money does the government want? we give the federal government $37 billion and states $41 billion in fuel taxes. how much more do they want? they say they don't have any money. if you don't have money, you don't go steal more from the american taxpayer. you start cutting programs. how about cutting a lot of the nonessential employees. >> i will say the problem with privatizing roads is there a lot of free roads you don't have to

governor chris christie criticized among other things then governor jon corzine's close connections tostreet. the ad included this clip from the movie "wall street." >> the point is, ladies and gentlemen, greed, for lack of a better word, is good. >> since then, things have changed. new jersey, among all 50 states, ranks number two in the amount of pension funds it's invested in wall street hedge funds. right now the chris christie administration is fending off a flurry of inquiries about new jersey treasury rules. the kicker is that the federal republican politician charlie baker is running for governor of massachusetts, for the second time. here's the basic timeline that no one is disputing as set out in an exclusive and corroborated by "the boston globe." candidate charlie baker donated $10,000 in may 2011 to the state party committee of governor chris christie new jersey. seven months later, a christy controlled fund contributed $25 million to which baker is a member. even that he was not an actual employee in the strict legal sense of the firm general catalyst partner. even though

governor chris christie rose to power criticizing then-governor jon jon corzine's close connections tol street. he equated him to gordon gecko. >> 20 years later, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. >> since then things have changed. new jersey, among all 50 states, is number two in the amount of pension fundses it has invested in wall street hedge funds. texas is number one. the christie administration and one of chris christie's fellow republican politics are feigning off a fleury of inquiries about number's pay to play laws and new jersey truery rules and whether they have been violated. the kicker is the fellow republican politician, charles, charlie baker, happens to be running for governor of massachusetts for their second time. here's the timeline that no one is disputing. republican gubernatorial candidate charlie baker donated $10,000 in may 2011 to the state party committee of governor chris christie of new jersey. now, only seven months latary christie administration controlled pension fund committed $25 million to an investment firm that li

a aal figure, the thing christie was beating him up on, christie will fail the benchmark set by jon corzine. and one that christie condemned repeatedly throughout that campaign. it's like a piece of delicious sweet jersey irony. >> brian murphy, thanks so much. >>> up next a brand new and disturbing look into the influence of the big food lobby in america. >> over 90% of all americans will be overweight or obese in two decades. >> we're toast, as a country. >> laurie david joins me to talk about "fed up," next. (man) when i can't go, it's like bricks piling up. i wish i could find some relief. (announcer) ask your doctor about linzess-- a once-daily capsule for adults with ibs with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. it helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6, and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain especially with

. >> lawyers for failed brokerage mf global jon corzine.are piling up exorbitant costs. they face a lawsuits stemming from the mf global's 2011 collapse. do you know where he is? is he in the hamptons? hoboken? >> keeping a very low profile these days. >> for him you wouldn't grow a beard. you would shave the beard. >> that's true. >> then you're in cognito when you shave your beard. every once in a while in the new york post you see him. >> he is still at some social events. i've seen him on the upper east side. >> how much is missing? >> none. >> 100% was returned for customers. but there are still lawsuits because people were without the money for some time. half of americans own or work for a small business. it is small business week. steve joins us. >> we have the small business optimism report which has bumped above 95 for the first time since october 2007. seven of the ten components on the up side. two unchanged. better business. let's see if we have that full screen. i can read you the numbers here. creating new jobs. increasing in

. >> you brought in jon corzine. >> yes. >> he had been your boss at a minimum?s. >> do you stay in touch with him? >> the last time i was in touch with him was the tragic death of his son, which occurred just recently. it's difficult not to feel sorry for all the trevails that man has faced. >> are you friends? >> i would say yes. >> if you know then when you know now, what would you have done differently? >> bringing in jon seemed like a constructive move. and i guess maybe his ambition. and it's not his fault of course. but the ambition he brought to that exceeded what it could handle. he was trying to drive a volkswagen at 150 miles per hour and it was just the wrong answer. >> we're going to take a quick break, chris. russia, uk, brazilingss u.s., italy, france, india. let's look forward after the break and find out where you are finding opportunities after this. stick around, guys. "squawk box" will be right back. joe, becky, andrew. and we'll join in afterwards. >> michelle, thank you very much. we will have much more of this conversation with chris flower