i think robert reich characterized it perfectly. the president is wonderfully pushing in the direction everybody wants to push, which is to create work and prosperity in america. i think that the frustration people like myself and i can't speak for the former labor secretary feel, is if you approach a problem that is a 30 million jobs problem and you harness the energy that is available to a man in a position this man is in, the president of the united states, and don't have the courage to stand before the american people and say, listen, this is -- this is the size of the problem that we face. i cannot solve this problem by myself. i want to enroll everyone last of you americans to help me address this issue, which is we together need to create 30 million jobs in order to preserve and expand our prosperity. what do you think the barrier to that messaging is, mr. secretary? >> well, i'll tell you one of big problems here, i don't think there's any barrier to that message. one thing the president could have emphasized more, i wish he

we're going to go through the plan's highlights with secretary reich. hi latest book, "aftershock," is now out in paperback and joining us as well is joan walsh, editor at large for "salon." i want you all to wait a second. robert reich, you lay out, as professor, you lay out a plan for the country that includes, seemed right when i read, big jobs plan, like the wpa, works progress administration from the '30s and the civilian conservation corps, also from the '30s. cutting the military budget in half, to come up with the scratch for this, and higher taxes for the rich with incomes above $5 million subject to a good old-fashioned 70% rate. mr. secretary, i want you to go over this in a positive way if it could ever get through congress. if eric cantor and the boys with ever say, sure, try something. nothing else is working. if that day came, what would happen in terms of our macro economy to the unemployment rate if this went into effect? >> well, if you had a really large jobs program, chris, something that was on a scale and in proportion to the exten

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it's unfair. >> former labor secretary, robert reich.> thanks, lawrence. >>> coming up, did marco rubio mislead voters by stretching the truth about his family's journey to the united states from cuba? it's a subject that hits close to home for thousands of cuban-americans and cuban exiles. dane ma mia milbank of the "was post" joins me. >>> later, very few leaders have the courage to stand up before the iraq war before it even began. but one of those who did played a key role, the key role in what is now going to be the end of that war. that's in tonight's "rewrite." the most rewards of any small business credit card. the spark card earns double miles... so we really had to up our game. with spark, the boss earns double miles on every purchase, every day. that's setting the bar pretty high. owning my own business has never been more rewarding. coming through! [ male announcer ] introducing spark the small business credit cards from capital one. get more by choosing unlimited double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. wha

to us in the weather center from katie data as a couple weeks ago when the colors were at peak at reich the gaps -- at rocky gap . this one was sent from mike and barbara overlooking the shenandoah valley. the vibrant colors. lindsay sent this from the thurmont area at a state park. a beautiful picture with the lake. thanks for sending those pictures. i have posted photographs on my blog. or you can scan at the qr code on your screen to make it easier. 60 in the district right now. 65 in lexington park, 61 in quantico. there clouds in ohio and in west virginia are moving our way. some showers are falling within those especially with the cold front that will continue to move to the washington area later this afternoon and especially in the evening. we cannot rule out a few isolated straigy sprinkles, very light showers widely separated. futurecast does indicate that especially north and northwest of the metro area shown in green and yellow. we could get a few raindrops locally. clearing skies late tonight and early tomorrow with a lot of sunshine tomorrow. upper 60's today, dropping into

robert reich is a professor and author. mr. secretary, thanks so much for joining us today. >> hi, remember son ka. >> rick perry unveiled his flat tax plan about 30 minutes ago. let's get your reaction now that we have specifics. >> perry's flat tax plan is a variant on trickle-downed economics on steroids. what essentially perry is saying is we are going to have a flat tax. it is going to reduce the taxes of very well think people in this country who have, by the way shall not been as wealthy as they are now in 50 years and never taken as high a share of total income as they have at least since 1928. we are going to reduce their taxes even more, because i believe, says rick perry, that trickle-down economics works. everybody is going to be benefiting by that. of course, with he know, we have experienced trickle-down economics for years, veronica. it doesn't work. in fact, median wages since george bush cut taxes mostly on the wealthy, the median wage continues to drop. >> the way he set it up, he is trying to show that it cou

bob reich former labor secretary, california of berkeley and author of "aftershock." peter, stay there i want to bring in diane swonk from mesere mesereau. there's only so much influence the government has over the economy, so what's really holding us back? >> we have over a trillion reasons to stimulate on corporate balance sheets. we just validated for not using, redeploying funds they have been hoarding in august and september because of the political gridlock and political malfunction we've seen. although i don't think government is the only solution, it can certainly help on the margin one direction or the other. when your economy is only growing marginally and a crisis of confidence it can play a major role. in the larger debate stimulus versus austerity if we had a credible plan where we had vision going forward on what the deficit and austerity program would look like over 10 to 15 years, credible plan, knew what potholes were, businesses can do that as long as they knew where they were, changes in spending coming, so could households, that would free up in th

the monument crisis center opened eight years the executive director never imagined it would grow reich it has. >> when we started it was veryws small. now it's over 9,000 families that are registered here. >> that growth is the sign of the bad economic times but also an example of the commitment to e needs of the local community. a chef that was recently laid off says the center has helped him in many ways. >> these people are helping meem me, get me a job and also food for my family. >> a service provider for anothe itfit. it uses monument service to help its clients. she says the population in need has expand had over the years. >> it's changed dramatically because of the economy and the recession crisis. >> the crisis center wouldn't be what it is today without the dedication of staff and countless volunteers that have worked here through the years. >> i just wanted to help people to get fed and clothed, whatever the need is, i wanted t wanted p provide it here. >> who else is going to do it? if the people who have cannot help the people who have not, we are very sad and unfortunate

let's ask professor robert reich, steven moore, and republican strategist, nancy fotenaur.n says this is fair for everybody, and they say by leaving those deductions, mortgage interest rates, charitable contributions, and the like and raising the standard deduction that it takes away the democratic argument this is a plan that helps the rich, hurts the poor, you say? >> it doesn't take away the democratic argument and it doesn't take away the fairness argue ment because people who a rich, big ceos, they can have a major deduction and they can have also a major cut in their taxes instead of paying 35% marginal tax rate, was what they would have to pay under the current rules, they would go down to 20%. meanwhile, everybody else would be more or less off as they are right now, but you see if you're concerned about the budget deficit over the long term that means everybody else will have to pay more. this is a variant on the trickle down economics we've seen again and again, republicans propose, it doesn't work, nothing trickles down. the median wage continues to drop. >> let'

. >> reporter: prominent political economist robert reich addressed occupy san francisco in person and fueled the fire. >> the 400 richest people in america own more of america in terms of wealth, than the bottom 150 million put together. i think this movement is really shining a spotlight on something that has for too long not been discussed. >> reporter: as for the port-a-pottys no word on how much that will cost. there does appear to be consensus, occupy sf is here to stay. >>> in oakland, officials are telling occupiers in frank ogawa plaza to cleanup their being act or they are gone. with complaints of fighting, alcohol abuse and sexual harassments, officials added vandalism and public urination to the list of problems. city leaders say the protesters can stay for now. >> city staff is meeting with people here everyday the police are monitoring. if it turns then i believe the city will come in and say no you can't be here. >> that day could come soon. an organizer tells abc7 news a science festival for kids had to be moved indoors because there was too much marijuana smoke coming

for more, i spoke with robert reich. it is still not like what we've seen in the scale of madrid and even paris. >> americans are very frustrated. the degree of economic stress in america right now has not been as high as since the great depression, but it is not nearly as high as it was during the great depression. young people are out of work. it is not terribly surprising that some have taken to the streets. there does not seem to be a very clear and precise agenda for this movement, if you want to call it a movement, except there is great distrust and anger directed to wall street and corporations. we may see more. it is hard to tell. >> some seem to be blaming what is happening in europe, and the white house has woken up to the fact that if the market collapses in europe, there is very little they can do, is there? >> the united states economy is still large, we're not that depended on europe right now. the domestic demand is the critical thing. the fact that consumers in the united states whose spending comprises 7

. >> last night on "hardball with chris matthews," chris asked robert reich to weigh in on a jobs plan that he put together and we i believes it's american. >> we are optimistic. we don't allow 25 million people to look for work or 14 million to be unemployed. this is not american way and not patri patriotic. when i look at the occupiers and i see and ask myself what's the moral foundation of what they stand for, what they stand for is that we are all in the same boat. it's not about a bunch of individuals out for each other. we care about each other and make sure the benefits of this country are spread widely enough we can all gain something out of it. and opportunity is genuinely equal, not handouts but real opportunities in terms of infrastructure and schools, and jobs, this is not a radical idea. this is something that is absolutely mainstream america and what's radical is what is happening in washington. >> don't miss it weeknights only on msnbc. >>> a new increase in medicare costs could offset a good chunk of it. according to trustees of both programs, higher medicare part "b" p

robert reich.ood to have you with us tonight. >> good evening, ed. >> i want to start with herman cain's 999 plan. explain why it is such a grossly regressive, unfair tax. >> well, it is regressive because if you have a flat tax like that, 999, essentially it means the rich are paying less and the poor are paying more. i mean, essentially, it means that we are getting rid of all the progressivity in the tax code right now, not that much, but getting rid of whatever is remaining. >> and let's be clear, mitt romney would basically raise taxes on the middle class, is that how you read it? >> well, there's no question about it. there's another other way of balancing the budget if you are not going to raise taxes on the rich and you are also going to raise taxes on the poor. i mean, look this is just a matter, as obama says, as the president says, of mathematic, it is also, ed, a question of morality, we have seen for years, for years, that more and more and more of the nation's income has been going to

robert reich is a professor of economics at the university of california at berkeley, a cnbc contributor, and the one-time labor secretary during the clinton administration. professor, it's nice to see you this morning. i want to start with pointing out the two additional aspects that have also come from "the new york times," the poll, 89% of americans, they don't have much trust that government will do the right thing. and two-thirds of people polled don't think that money is distributed fairly. professor, these are two issues that fuel the occupy movement. is the anxiety over the economy, as well as the gridlock in washington, d.c., really reaching a head here? >> well, i think they're related, thomas. the anxiety over the economy is reaching a huge level in not just poor americans and lower middle class americans, but also just average, typical americans. they may not be protesting, but they are worried, obviously, about their jobs, their mortgages, their -- the median wage continues to drop and yet we know that health care costs are rising 9%. people are having a harder and harder ti

he invites friends who fought on the side of the third reich to his place. they are always welcome in the farmer's home they can stay for the night there. he has a big collection of old german films he shows them to his guests telling them that if the other side had won the war maybe life would be better now. very many young people visit them judging by the pictures they look like skinheads. the owner of. also a pizzeria in a nearby village nobody has ever seen it open all guests entering it. its windows display a picture of a soldier of nazi germany. does not heed the thousands of protesters who gathered on thomas maggie square in two thousand and seven the bronze soldier monument to the liberators of talent was moved to the city's outskirts today there is nothing but its old spot. we never thought we would live to hear my grandfather asking for advice on whether he should wear his medals when he goes out on may ninth. never occurred to us that a public display of decorations awarded for the fight against fascism might be banned in europe that was responsib

those who appease the nazis i seriously comparing brussels and the eurozone to hitler's third reich that's not the comparison i'm making what that brilliant pamphlet short book my written by michael foot and what they were analyzing was afraid of policy in the one nine hundred thirty s. that's what it was about the policy of appeasement which led to the this moment here now what we have what we're trying to do in this part of that is to allies another failure of policy which is the attempt by the british governing elite to push britain into the your and. how we they succeeded in that period we would now be in the same situation as greece absolutely destitute was certainly italy and sprain would utterly dependent on the whim of the international markets and the benevolence of the i.m.f. and of the european union so who are these men and why are they guilty we'll see man i'm delighted to name them i think it's important that we do name them they range from tony blair the british prime minister time his close ally peter mandelson the close friend of pascoe another russian oligarchs ken clarke

. >> reporter: she was injured in the early '90s in desert storm and returned to combat in reich in 2008ore rockets -- iraq in 2008. >> more rockets, bombs, bullets and bodies. >> reporter: soon her post- traumatic stress disorder was so bad she had to be medevaced out. >> i couldn't even tell the difference between tents and buildings. >> reporter: she still jumps at the sound of planes landing. the lieutenant is part of the case on platoon equine assistance program at ft. myers. >> through this program i have learned that i can do anything. if i can guide a horse, i can guide my life. >> reporter: at a rider's side members of the old guard and these are the same horses that pulled the cason at arlington national cemetery. >> if these horses weren't out there carrying their wounded comrades on their backs, they'd be pulling the cason carrying one of their fallen comrades to their final resting place. >> reporter: this program has been in place since 2006. so far they've had about 125 wounded warriors out riding. >> the one thing they have in common i think is they all want to be contrib

administrations of truman eisenhower kennedy johnson nixon ford and carter more generally like here is robert reich. and then a real media man came into power what i will faithfully execute the ronald reagan was the king and deregulation of his f.c.c. deregulated t.v. and radio active so one person could own dozens of broadcast ations nationwide and send the free market would provide fairness and broadcasting so they got rid of the fair to start. anyway back then republicans and democrats passed a bill to reinstate the fairness doctrine newt gingrich and trent lott were co-sponsors. but ronald reagan vetoed it. the one thousand nine hundred six telecommunications act suddenly allowed big companies like clear channel to own twelve hundred stations nationwide and brown program them with conservative talk radio was. to set the bars. and looking at the five largest operators where we found was a nine to one or ten to wanted fan which conservative talk show hosts self declared conservative hosts versus folks who declared themselves liberal or progressive. advantage of roughly twenty five hundred hours o