every quarter it will pay distributions to linco. then linco has to pay taxes on that money. whatever is left after the taxes linco will pay to you in the form of a regular dividend that doesn't have that business tax that i talked about. if lin energy's distribution remained at $2.90, wala, that gives you a 7.2% yield. it is higher than the 7.1% yield. linen gy has a longer track record. so here is the big question. you have to ask which one is right for you? for regular in verters there are a lot of headaches for you. the yield is practically the perfect retirement stock. i'm so glad that this guy calls us about this. this is what you should be putting in your ira. i would say bravo to lin energy. so that people could have exposure to the high yielding energy. it is still a terrific company and if you can handle the tax prep it might be better to pick at that. but i think the best choice of all is to own it in an ira. i'm not talking about the irish republican army. mark in connecticut, mark? >> jim, how are you? >> i'm fired up today. i'm fired up. >> how did you? >> thank

when abraham linco debated, he didn't need any rules. he wasn't afraid of a real debate.o a two-minute version of my sensible solution stump speech and i'm sure congressman santos has a memorized statement ready to go and we could go on with this ritual and let the rules control how much you're going to learn about the next president of the united states. but we could have a debate lincoln would have been proud of. we could junk the rules. we could let our able moderator and ask his questions. we could have a real debate. if that's all right with you, matt. >> senator, according to the rules -- >> no, no. please. you mean like a senate debate? you're going to filibuster me? grab the microphone for the whole hour? >> no. we tell the american people what they need to hear. no more, no less. i suspect the audience will reward brevity. >> okay. let's have a real debate. >> when i wrote that episode of "the west wing", which was the longest in history, i consulted with jim lehere who was then and now our most experienced presidential moderator. he was an invaluable resource, b

look, the one that we've been recommending and i think is so good is lnco, linco limited liability. go to david in florida. david? >> caller: hey, jimmy! >> yo yo? >> caller: how you doing, young fella? >> thank you. >> caller: i was wanting to know about a little stock called windstream, symbol win. >> that's a tough one, win, because it's got a good yield, but i thought when the company came on, it was a lukewarm story. i think if you want yield in telco, go to century link, or my favorite, which is verizon, vz. let's go to larry in new york. larry! >> caller: hi, jim, how are you? >> good. how are you? >> caller: okay. my question is concerning forest labs. i wanted to know, i've had the stock many years and it's done well in the past. do you think over the next year, it's worth holding? >> yeah, i think it's okay. i like the dispute among the owners there, this cfo is from summit. very, very good. let's go to gino in florida. gene? gene? >> caller: yes. boo-yah from ft. myers, florida. >> oh, fantastic! give it to me, give it to me. >> caller: my question tonight is on royal car