it s the place where i gave my first big speech after i d been elected to the u.s. senate. and this is back in 2005. and i talked at that time about the building blocks that we needed to put into place, the foundation, the cornerstones that we needed to make sure that the american dream is alive and well. joining me now, former labor secretary robert reich, now a professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley. he is the author of aftershock: the next economy and america s future. professor reich, you just happen to have written a book that is exactly about what the president wants to talk about tomorrow. what would you advise him to say? well, clearly, lawrence, he s going to try to pivot away from nsa controversies and the deficits, and he also understands that in the fall it s all going to be about lifting the debt ceiling and back to business as usual in terms of gridlock over the economy. so i think he wants to change the parameters of the economic deb
about infrastructure. i love infrastructure. seriously, what are you going to do? we have ed rendell and richard haass. there s so much foreign news to talk about. it is a sexy show. it is a sexy show. we don t need a happiness expert. we don t. in our first opening press conference when we founded america s future, described infrastructure, said his 8-year-old asked him what s infrastructure, daddy? and he said, what daddy blows up in the movies. that s a pretty good definition. some of ours needs to be. it s not as simple as people claim. just take the money away from these are we ve got very complex tax laws domestically and internationally. and we also want these companies to be as profitable as possible because that actually means more jobs at home. how is the balance going to be struck on capitol hill moving forward? this is a really, really
this little pamphlet? i have a plan that will actually create jobs and reduce the deficit. that will actually create middle class security and i m proud to talk about what is in my plan. neil: it is right here, tax the rich to death, make their lives miserable. kidding. kidding. anyway, this is their plan. romney has one, too, but it is not as slick. you will notice the difference. this is a nice plame met. all right, will the strategy work? my guest has his doubts. he does spell out what is a lot more government involvement in here, the green energy stuff and more investing in infrastructure, and recognizing government as a partner, if america s future, not something to be hated. what do you make all of this? guest: look, it is a lost nothing new here, really, it is
about america s future. and another from texas, you are a super hero, come to our rescue even though next time when you do swoop in, get a nicer coat, the one you wore on saturday was atrocious. super heroes have no time for cosmetics. another from arizona, said your annoying style of interrupting, it is bushily. sorry, i am a have hero and in a have rush for answers why is sometime to sit through long talking point even in a two hour show. and another appreciates my rushed mission. you are right. keep saying it. you speak if those who do not have a voice. you do now, sandra, you do now. and another e-mails, you are right we must cut the size of government if a big way. and another, embarrass the elected officials that is the only thing they react to.
the recession is to be an exporter. i want to thank democratic sherrod brown for joining us from ohio this morning. thanks, chris. chair woman, sheila bair, now the author of bull by the horns fighting to save many street from wall street and wall street from itself, joy reid and ro khanna and now the author of entrepreneural nation: why manufacturing is still key to america s future. thank you for joining us. the nfl gives america a clear example of why unions matter up next. this: when the unexpected happens, there s one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglites: duracell. one reason: duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. so, whether it s 10 years of life s sunny days. or. the occasional stormy one. trust goes a long way. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere.