mr. steve forbes, john tandy, elizabeth, rick, and bruce. john, is this a coincidence that the unemployment benefits go down just as job growth goes up? >> no, there is a very obvious correlation. incentives matter. if you know you're going to get a check from the government whether you're working or not, there is lesds incentive to go out and look for a job. unemployment benefits make it more expensive for businesses to hire you. the correlation is very clear. this is a positive step. >> and bruce, there is a colleague of yours because he lives in chicago. wrote a piece in the wall street journal talking about how a lot of recruiters were complaining when the unemployment benefits were going strong, people would apply for jobs not with the intention of accepting them but to demonstrate to the unemployment office that they were looking for work. >> i guess i would have to disagree with that because i think people want to work. i think when people do find a job they can't take unemployment benefits any more. i think one of the bad things in t

mr. steve forbes, john tandy, elizabeth, rick, and bruce. john, is this a coincidence that the unemployment benefits go down just asob

mr. steve forbes. [cheers and applause] >> i have the copy of a soon-to-be best selling book titled money. would you please place your right hand on it? day you swear to tell the truth the whole truth n nothing but the truth so help you god? >> it is on the money. [laughter] >> we don't need to ask about your background because everybody knows what it is. you are a capitalist tool a publisher of a great magazine an investor and a global traveler, would you agree in the last couple of decades the world has seen an explosion of technological capitalism? >> what the world needs is with the explosion of capitalism harmed by the crisis of 2008 / 2009 but no question that we went to one of the most extraordinary periods in history never before had so many people as has happened in that quarter of this century and the world that america helped to shape make that possible and not until the 1990's that we achieve with flows of capital in terms of trade this portion of the coal economy before world war i. only i

mr. steve forbes. [cheers and applause] been like mr. forbes, i have a copy of his soon-to-be best-selling book, money how the destruction of the dollar threatens the global economy and what we can do about it. would you place your right hand on a? to swear to tell the truth come awful truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? the mac is on the money. >> okay. >> steve, i don't think we need to ask about your background because everyone knows what it is. q. i s. tool, a publisher of a great magazine. you are an investor, global traveler. would you agree in the last couple decades the world has been seen just an explosion of technological capitalism that on the balance is a very good thing? >> what the world needs beside an explosion of capitalism harmed by the crisis of 2008- 2009. but there is no question certainly since the early 1980s to the financial crisis. we in the world went to one of the most extraordinary periods in human history. never before had so many people in so many parts of the world that happen in that quarter o

steve forbes. ladies and gentlemen, i'm a tested, consistent conservative who's never -- >> moderator: mr.gston -- kingston: -- never lost the battle -- >> moderator: i apologize. we're right up on our time. thank you to both of you. that concludes our debate, and we'd like to remind the voters that the primary runoff elections will be held tuesday, july 22nd. early voting, by the way, is already underway. our thanks to the candidates and to our panel of journalists. we'd also like to thank the atlanta press club for arranging tonight's debate. for more information about the atlanta press club can and all of the debates they are hosting this election season, just visit atlantapressclub.org. this debate will be around kentuckyed there. the debate will also be available on demand. the atlanta press club debate series is made possible by a donation from our charles -- [inaudible] please stay with gpb for georgia outdoors, snakes alive up next. i'm dennis o' hayer, thanks for join us. >> today politico looks at the political climate heading into fall's midterm elections and the potential impli