take a look at st. john s county in florida. median income is half of in st. john s. a comparison of the two counties show how america s exploding income and equality has a effect on life expectancy and how it would hurt lower income workers. in st. john s county the average life expectancy is 87.3 for women and 82.5 for women. compare that to putnam county. lower income where the average life expectancy is 71.4 in men and 78.5 for women. so raising the eligibility age means fewer benefits for the people who need it the most. so let s look at it it this way. you can parallel a good job and
take a look at st. john s county in florida. median income is half of in st. john s. a comparison of the two counties show how america s exploding income and equality has a effect on life expectancy and how it would hurt lower income workers. in st. john s county the average life expectancy is 87.3 for women and 82.5 for women. compare that to putnam county. lower income where the average life expectancy is 71.4 in men and 78.5 for women. so raising the eligibility age means fewer benefits for the people who need it the most. so let s look at it it this way. you can parallel a good job and security along with income and
simon knows it and, frankly, the guy who s got to bear the responsibility is the guy at the top. this administration has not given people a reason to dream, certainly hasn t given young people a reason for hope, and that s why this poll is a very realistic reflection of the disastrous lack of leadership that has come from washington over the last three-and-a-half years. mitt romney could win the young people s vote if they play it smart. megyn: you know, simon, it does seem to some extent it relates to the economy because if you look at the stats, the stats are pretty good for the way we re living now in terms of our social progress, i ll put it that way. 84% of americans have higher family incomes than their parents did. kids are less likely the to use alcohol or marijuana, less likely to have sex or become pregnant today than in any year since 1946. kids will live longer than their parents, 78.5 in 08, kids will be better educated. so we re going the right direction on all those thi
but it s still well below a reading indicating a stable economy. stocks plunged today. the dow lost 178.5. the s&p 500 gave back 27.5. the nasdaq dropped 77.5. most of the democratic members of the indiana general assembly left their desks today in protest of right to work legislation in that state. correspondent steve brown is live in indianapolis to tell us what happened. good evening, steve. hey, bret. the indiana house democrats are believed to have fled the state are either reportedly in illinois or kentucky. they are also believed to be a number of house dems also still in the hoosier state, but laying low. either way, they have so far successfully forced house bill 1468. or the so-called right to work bill in this state. the proposed legislation would make it a crime for anyone in indiana to become member of the union or pay union dues. only three indiana house democrats showed up this morning, denying the house
but it s still well below a reading indicating a stable economy. stocks plunged today. the dow lost 178.5. the s&p 500 gave back 27.5. the nasdaq dropped 77.5. most of the democratic members of the indiana general assembly left their desks today in protest of right to work legislation in that state. correspondent steve brown is live in indianapolis to tell us what happened. good evening, steve. hey, bret. the indiana house democrats are believed to have fled the state are either reportedly in illinois or kentucky. they are also believed to be a number of house dems also still in the hoosier state, but laying low. either way, they have so far successfully forced house bill 1468. or the so-called right to work bill in this state. the proposed legislation would make it a crime for anyone in indiana to become member of the union or pay union dues. only three indiana house democrats showed up this morning, denying the house