oaf details, an analyst says the economy will continue to suffer. what is worse than the reality is the uncertainty of not knowing what is really going to happen. it turns out that uncertainty affects business decisions more than the reality would. that in itself is a big blow to job creation and economic growth. one democrat, by the way, says there is a growing consensus in his party to draw the line at $1 million for tax increases. bret: more on this with the panel. thank you. more drim economic news, rolandas paksas has announced plans to lay hewle thet packers announceed to lay off 27,000 workers. it says it plans to lay off 8% of the workforce by the end of 2014. still, shares ticked up 7% as the earnings were above expectations. the price of oil dropped a $1.23 to settle at $90.62 a barrel. a new low for the year. gas prices were unchanged overnight at $3.68.