recession but for real people, it hasn't ended. has it gotten worse? absolutely. am i afraid? absolutely. >> i know you well and i know that you do not want to see taxes rise. i know that. hold on a second. i want you to listen to what speaker pelosi had to say on taxes. >> repealing the bush tax cuts will help the deficit situation. it will help the deficit situation. it's pretty clear in the last eight years, the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest in america did nothing to promote growth. >> stuart: you're itching to go. >> the economy didn't collapse because rich people stopped paying mortgages. you take the six quarters before the bush tax cuts, gdp up, after the next 6, up, across the board, we lost a quarter of a million jobs and gained 300,000, all within the six quarters