. >> i want to bring in terry savidge. hi, terry. i want to ask you do you agree with what the president said. and then it becomes what's the offset of the revenue. >> it's nice that the president says you don't raise taxes in the midst of a recession and lower taxes give people the right do what they want to do. jobs is the next big focus. we e know friday is the monthly unemployment jobs or lack of new jobs create read port and we've seen it. business new orleans doens to create jobs. banks need confidence to go out and spend. now that we've got the worst of the debt crisis behind us, not all of us, but the worst of it, there is an opportunity for the economy to grow. >> some have suggested that if you cut federal spending, that isn't going to exactly spur economic growth or job growth. what do you think about that? >> well, the question is where would the money go? if we're borrowing the money or printing the money in today spend it, that's not good for the economy. take a look at gold today. a new high of $1,645 an ounce. that's

don peck, terry savidge, dr. rajan, thank you very much. the middle class, has it been downgraded? we all agree that you need to to go to college and get the right major and not too much debt. >>> what are states doing to make sure the middle class isn't being downgraded? i posed that question to two well-known governors, next. we find the best, sweetest crab for red lobster we can find. yeah! [ male announcer ] hurry in to crabfest at red lobster. the only time you can savor three sweet alaskan crab entrees all under $20, like our hearty crab and roasted garlic seafood bake or snow crab and crab butter shrimp. [ jon ] i wouldn't put it on my table at home, i wouldn't bring it in. my name's jon forsythe, and i sea food differently. >>> welcome back to "your bottom line." let's stay with the middle class. and joining us are two governors from middle america. on the jobs front, wisconsin and montana are doing much better than the rest of the country at 7.6% and 7 .5% for their jobless rates respect ufly compared to the national rate at 9.1%. governor, let's start with you. you were o