you know what the road to serfdom means. how did that happen?> i like that read ideas and i like free markets. >> john: they do seem to work better but this appealed to lots of people. the idea that we have to worry about paying for healthcare and other countries take care of you. why isn't this better? >> well, other countries purport to take care of you. we have a lot of history in the 20th century, for instance soviet union he had flee health care but boris yeltsin went to america for his health care and soviet union was good enough for great masses but not good enough for boris yeltsin. >> they are asking to be exempted because they realize they can't afford it. as much as obamacare is a problem, everybody is concerned about 2700 pages in the bill, if it goes away tomorrow the problem doesn't go away tomorrow. the problem started in 1965 when the advent of medicare and medicaid that have grown into monstrous vampire programs that suck the life blood out of american people. >> john: people like health care. >> until it collapses but seniors a

it is, indeed, the road to serfdom. that is our show.nks for watching. [ male announcer ] for two years in a row, j.d. power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announ

it is, indeed, the road to serfdom. that is our show.tching. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with 50 horsepower, dual overhead cams and fierce acceleration, the gator xuv 825i will shatter your expectations. ♪ before your next big trip outdoors, visit johndeere.com/greentag for huge savings at this year's john deere green tag event. ♪ for huge savings at this year's john deere green tag event. morning, boys. , i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your business takes you, nobody keeps you on the road like progressive commercial auto. [ flo speaking japanese ] [ shouting in japanese ] we work wherever you work. now, that's progressive. call or click today. managing my diabetes ibetween takingife, insulin and testing my blood sugar. is this part of your life? freestyle lite test strips? they need just a third the blood of onetouch ultra. wow! and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so testing is easy. and you can save on these

serfdom. >> but the reason one part of america has gotten off the road to serfdom. not that everyone was happy about that but the governor of puerto rico might say how we can get off the road to serfdom. >> there is hope. we might not be dragged down by the chains if we make a moral case for capitalism and limited government. that is our show tonight. >> john: the burden of government constantly grow. politicians spend more and regulate more. this is the road to ser 2/3 dom. that is what prize winning economist called it, hence my chain. government expansion is done to protect us, ensuring fairness and people like that. president obama used the word fair nine times in lasts state of the union address. >> our fair share of taxes. >> my fair taxes. fair shea, it's not fair, unfair trading practices. >> john: look, i'm for fairness but the author of the "road to freedom," says he is wrong. he is arthur brooks, a columnist agrees with him. your point first, people that defend free markets argue th

it is, indeed, the road to serfdom. that is our show.hen you cheer, they fly just a liiiiittle bit higher... [ man ] he hits it! [ morgan ] ...go just a liiiiittle bit further... [ woman ] a perfect 10! [ morgan ] they can even be perfect. and when we come together... to cheer...as one... [ chuckles ] ...we know what happens. [ crowd cheering ] visa. proud sponsor of the olympic games for 25 years. join our global cheer. yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for fre nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more butiful... with more flowers and vetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like sp is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and wh

serfdom. >> but the reason one part of america has gotten off the road to serfdom. not that everyone was happy about that but the governor of puerto rico might say how we can get off the road to serfdom. >> there is hope. we might not be dragged down by the chains if we make a moral case for capitalism and limited government. that is our show tonight. >> john: the burden of government constantly grow. politicians spend more and regulate more. this is the road to ser 2/3 dom. that is what prize winning economist called it, hence my chain. government expansion is done to protect us, ensuring fairness and people like that. president obama used the word fair nine times in lasts state of the union address. >> our fair share of taxes. >> my fair taxes. fair shea, it's not fair, unfair trading practices. >> john: look, i'm for fairness but the author of the "road to freedom," says he is wrong. he is arthur brooks, a columnist agrees with him. your point first, people that defend free markets argue th

free markets, individual freedom, individual liberty, things like that, and his book, "the road to serfdom," had a huge impact, over a million copies were sold, and people who read it said it changed their lives, recognized there was another way besides a trend towards socialism. then the other thing that happened was the attitude toward communism, and again, of course, the soviet union had been our ally in world war ii, there were still a good many people in the government who had a pretty good feeling about the fact of the soviet union helped us win the war, and the attitude starting pretty soon after the end of the war was that we can be allies with the soviet union, we can contain them, as they said, containment was george kennon's theory about communism, which said you don't confront them, at least militarily, you work with them diplomatically, don't let them get any bigger, but they'll do their thing and we'll do ours, and it didn't take very long before several people, many former communists themselves said no, this is not right. these people are -- have a very different attitude to

but first howard stern talks whoopi, john stossel talks serfdom, and brian kilmeade is not wearing anyts. >> the president of the united states is gay. [ laughter ] >> we have arrived at a point where the president of the united states is going to lead a war on traditional marriage. >> this afternoon your marriage started feeling a little weak didn't it? you got a sudden urge to abandon your family and go antiquing up at the cape. [ laughter ] >> and it's all because today barack obama became the first sitting president to push the rainbow button and launch gay-many-gedon. >> friendly, gay friendly. >> i'm not wearing pants yet. >> when i'm not sure what do you think i'm doing? i'm fighting crime. and i have to change a lot. >> if i'm boring you, let's talk about whoopi's sex life? what is going on with you? >> i am happier now than i have ever been before -- >> when was the last time you have been with a man? >> you know. >> one of our viewers asked should marijuana be legalized for medical use -- >> aren't there issues of importance that you want to talk about. >> we are on the road

america is on the road to serfdom. >> i say that because politicians are spending us in ruins.hey do ridiculous things like letting thousands of feet of offices building to go waste.

aristocracy is in full force they bowed to the monarchy on wall street and everyone else is reduced to serfdom so nepotism is alive and well it's not an honest day's work let's be clear about it tag you're not working for a living you're just sucking on your daddy's teat which is shameful in an economy like america where they're supposed to be a meritocracy but that is alone grown yes indeed max is long gone and it's far far far far worse than that nepotism what you're saying is nepotism that's like saying oh it's nepotistic that prince william will one day inherit the crown you know it's something else that's the divine right of a certain class of people and they get no matter what they can't fail and i was there that he then moves on to what the leveson affair has exposed in the u.k. regarding murdoch and all his sons running his empire david cameron and his close relationship to rebecca brooks who is married to charlie brooks david cameron's buddy from eton and the one job david cameron landed in the private sector during his entire life mox was arranged by his wife's mother lady astor who

to carry this debt and not defaulting on it not forgiving it is a path towards feudalism towards serfdom and this is why we have bankruptcy laws for the private sector the notion that this should not apply to government debt as well is bank. and as we have mentioned often on this show excessive debt levels lead to the distortion of prices and the misallocation of capital this misallocation ultimately pushes economies into recession a recession isn't pleasant but it is a natural economic process you can't have booms without a bus and a recession is just the economy's way of purging itself of all the malinvestment created during the boom in the economy as in life you can't run a race forever without taking a break at some point. you need to rest and if you don't do it on your own accord you can bet your body is going to force you to do it and dead and that scenario is a stimulant for the economy the way that amphetamines are for a runner it may help you get more growth in the short term but you will pay for some of that extra growth with recession later on that's life nothing moves in one

america is on the road to serfdom. >> i say that because politicians are spending us in ruins. they do ridiculous things like letting thousands of feet of offices building to go waste. >> it's just empty.

america is on the road to serfdom. >> i say that because politicians are spending us in ruins.things like letting thousands of feet of offices building to go waste. >> it's just empty. wh

hence, we're on the road to serfdom, hence i'm embarrassing myself with the sign saying no, they don'tcare. >> again, no. they can't give us more healthcare for less money like they promised. they take akay our choice. there are only two ways to do things in life. forced or voluntarily. obamacare, government is forced. we need limited government. >> steve: a lot of people are saying that these days, but there is still a lot of politicians who say, you know, i'm for limited government until it's time to vote. then suddenly something goes hay wire. >> right. and i just heard mitt romney talk about how we can't let people have marijuana, medical marijuana. he's supposedly for limited government. a mixed message. >> steve: and you are pro-pot? >> i'm pro-adults being able to do anything that is peaceful. >> steve: i understand. the name of your new book? >> is "no, they can't." >> steve: hence the sign and the trouble. john stossel, always a pleasure. >> thanks. >> steve: you might have trouble getting through the airport with that. >> i have. >> steve: i bet you have. all right. straight

we are creeping down this road to serfdom. one compromise after another.ned success. that's at the centered center of this project. this book. >> arthur brooks is the author of this new book and the president of the american enterprise institute. thanks for joining us this morning. fascinating. >> thanks, guys. >> great book. president obama cashing in on same sex marriage stance scheduling more celebrity fundraisers. is he deflect from the real issues? like the economy? we'll ask karl rove about all of that. >> and the lovely actress jane seymour is here. she is in our studios. she is going to talk mother's day with us. there she is. welcome. >> hi there. >> do we get a hug? [ male announcer ] what can you do with plain white rice? when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four minutes, around four bucks. campbels chunky. it's amazing what soup can do. my feet and exactly where i needed more support. i had tired, achy feet. until i got my number. my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotics number. now i'm a believer. yo