. >>> let's get back to our guest hosts, blair efron and ralph schlosstein.et back to the deal making stuff. just briefly on the jobs stuff, what are you actually expecting? >> the number, who knows? 53 months in a row of increased employment, 200,000 jobs average. no reason to think, frankly, more of the same. and you know, optimistic. >> i agree with that. >> where are you guys on -- we had kevin worsch on yesterday, about the fed, and where we are. he made an impassioned case against what the fed is doing. where do you guys sit on that issue? >> look, first of all, i think the fed is path dependent and economic results dependent. and i think, you know, a year ago, i was on the show and we talked about papering and there was all this sturm and drong about that. and i said, basically, there's two outcomes. one, the economy is doing better and the fed tapers, or two, the economy is not doing well and the fed doesn't taper. they're both pretty good for markets and for the economy. the first is better. so, i think pulling away this artificial stimulus, graduall