in productivity, jobs, corporate activity in terms of mna, spending, and the like, it is really a seachange. >> there are a couple of issues that have come out of the white house that have rankled some people in corporate america. one of them is the minimum wage hike. the white house pushed for that. also, the push for reclassifying certain kinds of workers in the u.s. so that they get overtime pay. republicans argue that is another job killer. i wanted to listen to what house speaker john boehner said about this. >> if you do not have a job, you do not qualify for overtime, so what do you get out of it? nothing. the president policies are making it difficult for employers to expand employment and until the policies get out of the way, employers will continue to sit on their hands. >> there are a couple of responses that i have. first and foremost, there might be a bit of fact in there somewhere, but i do not know if you expect john boehner to come out, of all people, strongly in favor of any of the policies the president has. he is the opposing party. we have midterm elections. a lot is at