michael tanner?uest: i am in agreement. it is not a terrific number, better than expected, but this is a much slower recovery than we have had in previous recessions. the unemployment rate is much higher than it should be compared to previous recessions, coming out of them, and we're just barely doing better and what we need to do to break even. host: showing that it is a slow rate of recovery, in your opinion is not an argument to extend the benefits? guest: again, if we are deficit- financing the benefits, i do not think it is slowing economic growth. i cannot buy into the argument that we have the demand problem and we need to spend more money and have more stimulus to create economic growth. where we have is the failure of businesses to invest because they recognize the high taxes will keep them on the sidelines. they're facing the fact that they will face lower profits in the future and are not as willing to take risks and invest. if it costs more money to hire someone, we have the new taxes, in

michael tanner? guest: i am in agreement. it is not a terrific number, better than expected, but this is a much slower recovery than we have had in previous recessions. the unemployment rate is much higher than it should be compared to previous recessions, coming out of them, and we're just barely doing better and what we need to do to break even. host: showing that it is a slow rate of recovery, in your opinion is not an argument to extend the benefits? guest: again, if we are deficit- financing the benefits, i do not think it is slowing economic growth. i cannot buy into the argument that we have the demand problem and we need to spend more money and have more stimulus to create economic growth. where we have is the failure of businesses to invest because they recognize the high taxes will keep them on the sidelines. they're facing the fact that they will face lower profits in the future and are not as willing to take risks and invest. if it costs more money to hire someone, we have the new taxes,

then our roundtable with michael tanner of the cato institute. "washington journal" is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the chief of staff had to make the plan for the invasion of japan without considering the atomic bomb. it was estimated the land on -- would cost 250,000 of our men, and 500,000 on -- >> as harry truman's grandson, i have to choose to honor -- the sacrifice and the sacrifice of american servicemen fighting their way through the pacific and of a little girl who died as a result of the atomic bombing. it is unimaginable what that must have been like to be close to that, to the hypo center, where the blast was strong gusts. >> follow clifton truman daniel on his trip to hiroshima. he discusses meetings of bomb survivors and the inspiration for his trip at 9:00 p.m. eastern. housing secretary shaun donovan today said he could not guarantee the federal housing administration would be able to avoid using taxpayer dollars next year to shore up its home mortgage fund. this senate banking hearing comes after a government

host: michael tanner of the cato institute, and michael bivens of the economic policy institute. up next, will continue our "america by the numbers" series. the future of u.s. energy production in 2014. we will be joined by adam sieminski and frank verrastro. >> i think writers institute is something that is very important within the culture. we are a culture of words, of voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to invasion -- envision things. we ourselves are not completely tied to print on the page, but there is no other art forms so readily accessible other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. there is something in literature that just captures the human spirit. >> this weekend, joined "book tv" and "american history tv" as we look at the historic and literary life of new york's capital, albany. >> the chiefs of staff had to make the plan for the invasion of japan without considering the atomic bomb. it was estimated it would cost 700,000. >> i choose to honor both, both the sacrifice of american servicemen fighting their way to the pacific and of a little

tanner tarantino in his film. >> cenk: everyone is here, ana jayar, michael as well. and it might be controversial, but in "inglorious bastards," he kills the nazis. at that time i would have wanted to kill the nazis. if i was a slave i would want to kill the people who were enslaving me. >> it seems straightforward. when it comes to drudge's headline, it's seeking attention. it doesn't matter where it comes, friend or foe he's looking for attention. like a three-year-old jumping up and saying, me, me, me. if they're looking for negative attention, just don't give it to them. don't feed the fire. just ignore them. >> i think they want attention, too. i think before they ask for that attention they should probably update their website because it is a hot mess. it's 2012, let's get it together. >> cenk: it looks like it's from 1987. lauren thank you for joining us. >> thank you, cheng. >> cenk: when we come back, the elbow of the day. it's a fun one and literal, as well. something falls from the sky. you guessed it. you know what it is. exciting issue. from financial re