we're very concerned that your purpose here is to make available these waybills to the irs to they can squeeze cabdrivers to pay a federal that caused by rich criminal banks. every day we see the poor being squeezed to pay the debts of the rich. we just gave twitter six years of free rent. >> i am sorry, i am her diabetic and i am shaking a little bit. at this point, i of this year to said that we are condemning an electronic waybills and the attack on cabdrivers. this should not be passed this type of the bill. it is a violation of national riots. in the city should not pass this type of nonsense. and also, nobody is talking about how much time between now and the credit-card passengers. it takes five minutes from the time of charging the gm credit card. a credit card should be removed from the business. >> i want to address one thing. i've been driving since 1994. i am not sure. some time, yellow started charging 5% or 10% for the credit cards. one of the drivers took them to courts and the court put a ban on the credit card. and now, the president of yellow cab told me that sf mta l

new government report finds companies actually owed the irs $757 million in back taxes. for those who pay their taxes, the government has filed & tie trust suit against h and r block to stop its purchase of tax act. bank of america has agreed to pay $412 million to settle its role in a class action lawsuit accusing banks of charging excessive overdraft fees on debit cards. >>> after the bell, campbell's beat earnings estimates thanks to snack sales from its pep original farm brand. >>> and finally, amazon.com's one day 99 cent deal for lady gaga's latest album hit a bit of a glitch yesterday. the overwhelming demand actually shut down amazon's server prompting one frustrated user saying next time i'll pay full price at itunes. >>> well, a beantowner rebound, an nba fined for bad words, and a big bopper for the brewers. plus, the dallas mavericks' dirk novitsky leads a huge playoff come back. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> the storm system that moved through the west coast leads tornados to the country. you are watching "early today." >>> good m

this has raised the ire of campaigners. gordon brown and tony blair course not. did they get the right guest list? reporting is british politic gordonn mcshane and bryon. >> when charles and diana were married, there were five former prime minister is alive, and they were all invited. i think that the culture is not there. david cameron said he would block brown as the imf job if he it was vacant. a very personalized. he didn't do this to jim callahan. if you don't like the government you replace. >> you say prince william is listening to cameron/ >> 1900 people came. this is a geopolitical state occassion. the government is up to its ears. >> where did the guest list come from? >> this is from the palace, with advice from the government. i would like to think that there were not invited was because it took us into an illegal war in iraq. but this is probably not the case. >> what is the reason? >> we have a story -- i cannot take it beyond that. >> and what are the personal aspects of this? going to the death -- >> this is more probable than the iraq war? this is

transactions monitored by an electronic waybill gives access to our income to parties that are not the irs. i feel this is not right and we have to protect our rights. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is alouc dutt. i have been driving for seven years. right here, it is not right. charging 5% is out of sight. if this does not change, i believe in martin luther king and mahatma gandhi. i will go to work if this does not change for my driver's. -- drivers. >> michael monroe, marcello fonseca. >> my name is michael monroe. i have been driving cabs in san francisco for over 22 years. i am in medallion honor. the 5% is ridiculous. i have talked to all my customers. they do not mind paying a fee. i had one guy last night took me $35 because he thought it was a travesty. -- tipped me $35 because he thought it was a travesty. do you want to lose the suit -- do you want to lose $30 every two nights from your check? i do not think so. the way bills -- we are not employees, guys. we are independent contractors. you are making us employees. you want us to be independent contractors so you don't p

you might know them, the irs. [laughter]. i hope there are no irs workers here today. bad reviews, i think you know those. [inaudible] sexism, regionalism, we can go on and on with the isms. i am the oldest granddaughter of james leon, he is a monster fighting and so am i. that comes from southern tales of supernatural. a porch lie is not a mean or vicious lie, it is a story of exaggeration and humor. the one that loretta told you about, cake lawrence. all the people that knew him called him cake, he used to steal the warm cake that his mother put out. he would cut a slice and run off to the crawl space. they call him cake. i use that in my story. those 2 come from my grandmother, she was the germ, the seed of those 2 books and many others. let's go back to that front porch again. this time daddy james is the story teller. we sit at his feet and listen about stories about sara and pat and nollen. that is my brother, my sister, and me. we thought we were just as clever and smart and just as brave as the children in his story. he told stories vaguely familiar, but differe

this year, the irs anunced 51% of households paid no federal income tax. what is fair on this thing? if you over-taxed at the top level, capital goes elsewhere. rich people mover. you do not attract capital. you have to be careful. will we end up with an agreement where everybody pays more? probably. that is going to be difficult given the fact that a lot of members have signed tax pledges. we will see where it goes. going after the rich does not give you that much money. but we will see where it ends up. right now, we are at the rhetorical stage of this debate. we are an airplane flying into the mountain, and we need to steer a different crse. to do that, both sides are going to have to go after their base. host: tom davis, if you were in charge of the national congressional committee, which democrats would to be targeting? guest: first of all, i would be focusing on redistricting. in indiana, theave picked up a seat. -- they have picked up a seat. you look at redistricting because the map is going to be completely different when this thing is over. they g

the method the irs used was very confusing and not the standard approach for a business deduction. they created a new line, line three in form 1040 schedule se, the form utilized to calculate self-employment tax to allow self-employed taxpayers to take this deduction. it would be preferable and a lot less confusing to taxpayers to include this deduction on form 1040 schedule c in part two, which incorporates all business expenses. self-employed taxpayers had to carefully read the directions for a schedule to take advantage of this one-year tax deduction since deductions are not typically on this form. further more, because the bill was passed so late in the year, it left little time for the irs to provide guidance to stake holders and taxpayers on this deduction. an extension of this critical deduction for the self-employed community needs to be passed as soon as possible in order to allow the irs to be able to put this on the 2011 tax form and give stake holders the ability to educate business owners on how to take advantage of this benefit. in the current climate, policy makers o

with the ire strike they would have leveled the building and would have had to recon to define whether or not bin laden was killed. this option going in with assault teams by helicopter was much riskier and put the lives of these u.s. forces at risk. however, in the wake of what it achieved, though, that riskier option provides the greatest contract. >> a lot of people wondering if we'll see pictures or video from the raid or aftermath. that remains to be seen. we're hearing from members of the u.s. military tonight reacting to the news of osama bin laden bin's killing at the hands of u.s. special forces. fox 5's bob barnard caught up with some of them at the nats game tonight. >> reporter: among the sea of fans heading into nationals park, hundreds of active duty and retired members of the u.s. military and their families. treated to free tickets for ht' francisco giants. >> six tickets to a game, definitely can cut the budget back. so we really appreciate the opportunity to come out and enjoy the game. >> reporter: it's military appreciation night and boy, are people here appreciatin

he had been secretly embezzling money and owed the irs millions. remely cautionary tale coming up. >> then we'll turn to fashion and talk about color-blocking. >> yes. i do it all the time. what is it? >> i don't know. we're going to get expert advice from stacy london showing us how to wear colors in a way that works. a lot of us have not had experience with it. so we'll figure it out. >> we are calling all firemen and firewomen to the first ever firehouse barbecue cook-off. this will be fun. just head to today.com to enter. by tomorrow night submit an original recipe along with a video or photo of the dish. we'll crown our champion during a show down on the plaza on may 24. >> we're salivating already. >> now a check -- i have a piece of gum. >> i know. >> al is down in vicksburg mississippi with a check of the weather. al? >> hey, guys, thanks so much. there's the mississippi river just beyond the fence. by sunday we are told that the water will top over the fences. so the worst is not yet over. let's take a look, show you what's going on as far

even the irs doesn't know. uld sunset the code and say here is a flat tax and everybody pays this rate at this lower marginal income, you get a rebate. in other words, we'll have everybody treated the same and we will make a simple system. that saves us a ton of money and create clarity in terms of investment. that is our real problem today as we can i get people to let go of their money and invest in the future because they don't have confidence. i think there are all sorts of ways to get that revenue up but i don't think there is a way under the present tax code because we have never been able to do except one time. we had a tremendous boom in the tech bobble and everybody had great capital gains and one year. i recognize that i would much rather have a smaller government. i know we have to pay more for what we have if we are ever going to get reform and some other things. it is called a compromise. we will have to get some on revenues to be able to do that. >> let me move to the entitlement programs. your com

the method the irs used was very confusing and not the standard approach for a business deduction. they created a new line, line three in form 1040 schedule se, the form utilized to calculate self-employment tax to allow self-employed taxpayers to take this deduction. it would be preferable and a lot less confusing to taxpayers to include this deduction on form 1040 schedule c in part two, which incorporates all business expenses. self-employed taxpayers had to carefully read the directions for a schedule to take advantage of this one-year tax deduction since deductions are not typically on this form. further more, because the bill was passed so late in the year, it left little time for the irs to provide guidance to stake holders and taxpayers on this deduction. an extension of this critical deduction for the self-employed community needs to be passed as soon as possible in order to allow the irs to be able to put this on the 2011 tax form and bility ake holders ..take advantage of this benefit. in the current climate, policy makers on both sides of the aisle have been struggling

i'm a resident of the ir 0 quoice homes and member of the good neighbor coalition. the good neighbor coalition has been working the past year to make sure the cpmc is built the right bay -- way. our talks can best be described as grid locked. the hospital only wants to do ideas that they think they can make a profit off of president our dialogue with the hospital is just one thing that has budget -- become grid locked. if the current plan moves forward without compromise the sur is owneding neighborhood will be grid locked as well. the design and size of project will have dramatic impacts on the surrounding community, particularly on traffic. if cpmc con -- concentrates too much traffic in the cathedral hill area it will end up gridlocking public transit. a few blocks from the sight, the 38 geary, the 38 geary l and the van ness and the new bart and the jackson bus line and the center bus line. if the parking gramings -- garages for the hospital and office buildings are too big they will create devastating impacts that make it more difficult to drive in this town, f

even the irs does not know if you are paying them or not. what we should do is sunset the code and say this is a flat tax. everybody pay at this rate, period, and if you are below this income, you get a rebate. we'll let everybody created the same, and we will have a simple system. it creates pings fair in terms of investment. we cannot get people to let go of their money now for investment because they do not have any confidence. i think there are all sorts of ways to get that revenue up, but i do not think there is a way with the present tax code, because we have not been able to do that, other than one time. we had 20%, when we had this technology boom where they paid in one year. i will go through and will look at this. i would much rather have a smaller government. not everybody would. but i know we have to pay more for what we have if we're ever going to get reforms. it is called the compromise, so we are going to have to give some on revenues in order to do that. >> your comments on the new york special election this week and whether o

publicly bragged on national tv about injecting her 8-year-old daughter with botox, not only raised the ire of mothers everywhere. but we learned that she lost her daughter. san francisco human services launched an investigation. citing confidentiality laws in joouf i have cases, the san francisco human services department released a statement. >>> investigators have cracked the biggest counterfeiting case in bay area history. police found boxes of social security numbers, fake licenses, phony credit cards. stolen information from thousands of victims. all this found inside 40-year-old michelle williams hayward apartment last week. the investigation began last january, when an oakland city worker claimed that someone had fraudulently crashed her checks. he got 20 counts of identity theft and more are expected in this arrest, too. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man who has been using a homicide victims bank account. investigators say 52-year-old craig odens has been accessing account information belonging to 74-year-old joseph williams. williams was found dead last thursday after

in my line of work but the spotlight stays on us an idiot's like those two will continue to draw the ire of the nation while heroes like the thousands of officers out there saving lives go unnoticed hope those two get the max penalty there is no room for these two in my profession anymore well thank you really appreciate that perspective because not all police officers. our so disregarding of individual rights or public safety as the metro transit police department seems to be when we come back we'll sit down and medea benjamin of code pink that is not the abandonment of color pink. not of code pink also look at us he joins us live from paris with an on the ground of the from the g. eight states and you're watching out a verse of. a . new website with twenty four seven live streaming news counts what to do about the ongoing financial hardship unlimited free high quality videos for download. and stories you never find on mainstream news. and i mean that is a new political. question more on our team doctor on just. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes deci

to send in questions and a number of them wanted us to ask about this subjectful you say abolish the irs and impose a fair tax, which is a national sales tax of 23%. the experts say to generate enough revenue, americans would have to start paying taxes on new home sails, they valid to pay taxes to rentals and they valid to pay taxes on health care. and according to the experts, the practical effect of a fair tax would be a tax cut for the wealthy and a tax increase for the middle class. >> chris, with all due respect, your experts are dead wrong. i have set up a fair tax for a long timing. first of all, it is 23%. let's not leave out the most important part. it replaces all federal income tax that is taken out of people's checks. it replaces the payroll tax, being taken out of people's checks. that's the part that people often forget to miss. now, depending on how you define a windfall for the rich, it is also a bonanza for the not so rich because of the prebait. every family deserves to get a prebait to offset taxes that would be paid on essential goodings and services. that levels the

. ♪ >>> we have an update to our story about companies promising to help you deal with the irs if youes. we reported on lawyer ronni deutch sued by california's attorney general for $34 million accused of making exaggerated claims. deutch called the charges election year politics. we have now learned this week, she announced she's closing her firm and giving up her law license. >>> the state department is apologizing to 20,000 people selected from all over the world who thought they had won the right to live and work in the u.s. the department cancelled the results of its green card lottery after it found a computer glitch. all 50,000 people will have to compete in a do-over. >>> now to a video we couldn't believe we saw today. this bus driver taking passengers to the airport in rome, italy, using two phones. leaving only his elbows for the steering wheel. the driver couldn't get his smartphone to work, so he used his other phone to call a friend for advice. that driver has been suspended. there are calls to prosecute tonight. still can't believe that. >>> when we come back on "world

. -- is the irs tax rate of 12%. currently have the highest corporate tax rate in the world, which means, guess what, corporations don't pay it. the red clay, this is terrific, obama is out there, -- theoretically, this is terrific, obama is out there, theoretically socking it to the big companies. he is so effective, they paid zero. why? because 35%, it is worth their while to hire 375 tax lawyers, the largest tax department in the world that it's up every morning at general electric and says, what are the loopholes that let us avoid paying taxes? i don't blame general electric, i blame a tax code that is rewarding behavior of not paying the taxes. i want to find the corporate tax rate at which they will lay off the lawyers and pay the government. because it is cheaper to just pay the tax then to avoid it. third, we must go to 100% expensing for all new equipment. this is a big deal for farmers and business. you should be able to write off old equipment every year in 12 months, and that will -- [applause] the goal i

. >>> well, lady gaga's new music video "judas" is drawing the ire of the religious community.inger says there's nothing controversial about it, but she does know how to cause a ruckus. lady gaga sat down with e news. >> julianna rancic with e news. lady gaga is opening up about her new video "judas." how does she feel about the buzz? >> believe i was put on the earth to cause a ruckus. >> the music video, judas, may have religious groups up in arms, but i learned in my exclusive interview with the singer gaga has a side that may shock them and you. >> love the shoes. >> thank you. >> look past the outlandish outfit and towering footwear and you will find a girl who really is down to earth. >> how are you? how's your husband? >> he's good, thank you. >> the 25-year-old fashion sensation had to battle to the top of the music world. >> could never explain to you, julian julianna, the amazing life-changing experience that's been my life and i am so grateful. i want to push forward and make stuff that's great and thought-provoking. >> jesus is my virtue. >> what do you think of the

. >> clearly if you pass a strture structure taxes to a foreign the country, the irs doesn't have a lot of opportunity to dispute that. but if in fact you divide your agreement in such a way thatg having the payment of royalties be acked, you get a deduction here inni taxat means u.s. taxpayers are subsidizing it. i find it hard to understand how you can come here to the american people. you simply cannot do it. the market is driving the to exploration. you did not need this to pursue this. somehow the loss of $2 billion a year means the only make $123 billion in profits. it is still punishing. somehow unique to go back at them to make it operate. it is hard to understand. i really thought you come here and a different context. you are really surprising to me. i am shocked that you are not willing to the knowledge that your company statement is also the only passing an aspersion upon all of us. >> thank you. i think all five of our witnesses for being here. i think the best thing we can do is have a growing family was stable energy prices. i do not think they have less to do with the ab

. >>> queen elizabeth ii became the first monarch to ever visit the republic of ire lane. the four day-trip started in dublin where the queen laid a wreath where the irish lost their lives. >>> ahead -- an early taste of the upcoming america's cup event can now be seen on the san francisco waterfront. >>> and new video just in. the amgen tour moves a little closer to the bay area. o?oowq >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street, the dow is getting hit pretty hard after a disappointing outlook from hewlett-packard. that stock is down around 7 -- almost 7.5%. and there's growing trepidation about the economy strength. the nasdaq is down 75. nasdaq is down about .5. s&p is down about 2. >>> california gun advocates have suffered two setbacks. yesterday, the state assembly approved a crackdown on carrying unloaded handguns in public places. the so-called open carry bill now moves onto the senate. also yesterday a federal judge in sacramento moved -- in sacramento ruled people do not have a constitutional right to carry a con seemed weapon in pub -- concealed weapo

that with a gross exaggeration and a reflection of the ire some of the news men felt when they found out he smacked around a couple of enlisted men. >> before i walk over there i have a question myself. as a historian how do you sort of filter or sift what you know these generals are riding in their diaries for posterity's sake? they know millions of people will read them after they are long dead. how do you know whether it a the true feeling or vending or what they hope we all think of them 60 years after they're gone. >> that is a very good question. there are diaries and there are diaries. you may have heard winston churchill's a history will be tied to me because i intend to write it. churchill said -- discouraged the use of diaries because allah will do is make you look like you guessed wrong when you are wrong. better to wait when it is over, right your memoir and you are always right. as you go through the diaries and records you begin to see divergence over time. memories fade and this is where the lawyer in me comes out. you compare the evidence of it. i noticed something --

the last president was in 2000 when president clinton visited ireland. president bush was in ireland twice in 2003 and 2004, but that was on other business and the limerick was in the context of an e.u. summit that we were chairing at that time. this is a big moment and we are dlighted it's happening and delighted the program developed and i can share a little bit of that with you. the president will, first leave ing dub lin then going to phoenix park to meet our government nearby before the engagement with staff of the american embassy of dub lin. he'll then fly from dublin to a little town in the southwest ireland, population, 300, where he rediscovers his irish roots, and i'll come back to that again in the minute. from there, he'll travel back to dublin where he'll speak of a major public event in the middle of dublin in front of a public crowd later that afternoon. basic, you know, elements of the program, and obviously it's a big moment and cause of huge celebration, a visit by a president, particularly a president with some irish history. as i may say so also, it's a big w

i'm no fan of the irs more than anybody else. my taxes and pay them with pride because it pays for education and national defense and things that we do around the world. that's what being a citizen and being part of a community is about, isn't it? >> you're a good volunteer. >> as i said at the top. congratulations. even though my income tax what you view as theft are used to pay your salary, i'm proud to pay them. i got to tell you. >> once it was said that taxes were what we pay for civilization and look at our economy and what we're doing today. i don't think we've gotten a very good deal. not a good deal. >> all right. congressman paul, thank you for your time. good luck. coming up, japan's nuclear crisis turns out to be worse than we originally thought. the details when we return. stay with us. >>> a new report out of japan says damage to reactor number one was much worse than originally thought and it was leaking water most likely leaving those dangerous fuel rods exposed. yet some residents were recently allowed back in to

second, the correct corporate rateates is the ira's tax of 12%. -- is the irs tax rate of 12%. currently have the highest corporate tax rate in the world, which means, guess what, corporations don't pay it. the red clay, this is terrific, obama is out there, -- theoretically, this is terrific, obama is out there, theoretically socking it to the big companies. he is so effective, they paid zero. why? because 35%, it is worth their while to hire 375 tax lawyers, the largest tax department in the world that it's up every morning at general electric and says, what are the loopholes that let us avoid paying taxes? i don't blame general electric, i blame a tax code that is rewarding behavior of not paying the taxes. i want to find the corporate tax rate at which they will lay off the lawyers and pay the government. because it is cheaper to just pay the tax then to avoid it. third, we must go to 100% expensing for all new equipment. this is a big deal for farmers and business. you should be able to write off old equipment every year in 12 months, and that will -- [applause] the goal i

i'm no fan of the irs more than anybody else. y my taxes and pay them with pride because it pays for education and national defense and things that we do around the world. that's what being a citizen and being part of a community is about, isn't it? >> you're a good volunteer. >> as i said at the top. congratulations. even though my income tax what you view as theft are used to pay your salary, i'm proud to pay them. i got to tell you. >> once it was said that taxes were what we pay for civilization and look at our economy and what we're doing today. i don't think we've gotten a very good deal. not a good deal. >> all right. congressman paul, thank you for your time. good luck. coming up, japan's nuclear crisis turns out to be worst than we originally thought. the details when we return. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is lara. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the d

it is one that we must prove to the irs. much to understand the challenge. others have talked about going to a system of a tax code that is more aligned with what the rest of the world has. it is getting is structured so it does not violate the principle. some companies are at a disadvantage overseas. i think that is achievable. we have a way to move a system like that. that simplifies an awful lot of the complexity that exists. >> this is going to be incredibly difficult. it will require good faith of everybody. it has to be shared. everyone will have to get in a little bit. >> thank you. >> i would like to comment on a few items. they implied the roughly $60 billion in tax incentives that we were discussing is the key factor in reducing our deficit. my friend from maryland made a similar one arguing that the numbers are insignificant. we are worried about the removal affect of these domestic services. the testimony is clear. this will drive production offshore. this is what has been said here today. there were spending cuts proposed by dr. coburn of simila

this year, the irs announced 51% of households paid no federal income tax. what is fair on this thing? if you over-taxed at the top level, capital goes elsewhere. rich people mover. you do not attract capital. you have to be careful. will we end up with an agreement where everybody pays more? probably. that is going to be difficult given the fact that a lot of members have signed tax pledges. we will see where it goes. going after the rich does not give you that much money. but we will see where it ends up. right now, we are at the rhetorical stage of this debate. we are an airplane flying into the mountain, and we need to steer a different course. to do that, both sides are going to have to go after their base. host: tom davis, if you were in charge of the national congressional committee, which democrats would to be targeting? guest: first of all, i would be focusing on redistricting. in indiana, the have picked up a seat. -- they have picked up a seat. you look at redistricting because the map is going to be completely different when this thing is over. th

first of all, most americans believe it is wrong to require somebody to visit the irs and the undertaker the same week. they think it is grotesque. second, americans deeply believe that if you work all of your life, you save all your life, you did everything right and her twin brother or twin sister did everything wrong, there is something fundamentally wrong with the government reaching into your wallet the day you die and taking away half of your money to give it to your sister or brother and the form of a program. it is your money, you earned it, you paid for with your lifetime work, you keep it. [applause] there is also a practical, job- creating part of this. you did some great entrepreneurial figure. and they create hundreds of jobs. when i was teaching, one of the great joys was getting to know more richards. it was one of the great entrepreneurs in georgia -- roy richards. you go around the state, a great aunt of the north. i do want them spending the last 20 years of their lives to focus with their attorneys and accountants on tax avoidance. i want to spend the last 20 years of

most americans believe it's wrong to require someone to visit the irs and the undertaker in the same week. they think it's grotesque. americans deeply believe if you work all your life, you save all your life, you did everything right, and your twin brother or twin sister did everything wrong, there's a big fundamentally wrong with the government reaching into your wallet and taking half of your money and giving it to your sister or brother in a government program. you earned it in your lifetime, you keep it. [applause] there is also a practical, job- creating part of this. you get some great entrepreneurial figure and they create hundreds of jobs. when i was teaching at west georgia college, one of the great joys of my life was getting to meet roy richards, one of the great entrepreneurs in georgia history. hugo or on the state, great entrepreneurs. i'd -- you go around the state, great entrepreneurs. i want them focused with their attorney and tax avoidance. i want them growing a bigger company to hire even more people to be even more productive and that is fundamentally what we ha

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i would like to meet with the irs doj individual dealing with the ability to resolve what seems to be innocent cases, meaning bad facts, payroll taxes i know sends horns out of our head. but individuals who have been in small business who have had some mishaps in their health and they're now caught up in the system. i really think we're better than this, and i really think the justice department is better than this and i think we have the latitude as a barred lawyer, someone who has a license, i'm certainly aware of ex parte contacts. i would be interested in having that opportunity. would you be able to let me work with individuals under your staff? >> we'll try to look at the requests you've made and get information back to you. >> i would appreciate it, particularly on the rabbi not having a bail. let me go to the atf situation. we had a report by the oig that ticketed that the greater guns, that long guns have a shorter time to crime than handguns in mexico. we know the atf has no permanent director, but i believe as the oig has said, atf needs to have reporting responsibility or

so it isn't washington sitting in the ways and means committee at the irs and the treasury department picking who wins and loses and gets extra benefit and who doesn't. it's the entrepreneur deciding that, the economy deciding that. so we need to make the economy more competitive and our tax code is one of the ways right now we have a system that is basically designed to penalize all the qualities that make us a great. saving, investing, thrift, investment, those are the things that make us grow and i would simply say that preying on people's emotions of fear, envy, anxiety, that might make for good polis six but it's partly inspirational. it's hard the whole and it makes for really bad economics. so the fourth foundation i think it is essential to growing a stable economy is sound money. we want our money to maintain a reliable store of value. it is nothing more in city is the government can do to its people and to decrease its currency. i said in the 19 taha meetings i carry this around because i had some constituents come up to me one leedy in burlington, one over in twin lakes and

good thing we got extra money back from the irs on our taxes. brownies! man: we can afford all this? yeah. it's something called the earned income tax credit. girl: can we help set the table? when you make less than $48,000 a year... thank you, honey pie. it makes all the difference. see if you qualify at... >>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news amorning news. half >>marty: welcome to to five hours of kron 4 news weekend. marty is off this morning. with earthquakes, tornadoes and fires but no rapture. some people may swear that earthquake that shook the bay last night was assigned. will have more on the day after. the president's trip to europe in a big explosion in livermore with multiple injuries. the checked the weather, it's shaping up to be a beautiful day as we take a look at san francisco with blue skies and not many clouds. >>reporter: a live look for mount tam you could see mid to high clouds out there as well as the winds, another windy day to day. it into the afternoon breezy and mild temperatures of slight warm up in stor