when it comes to making those cuts, that those cuts are made according to their values. so that means if medicare and social security are cut first, they re going to say that s not according to their values. they re going to say, they re looking at their future, they re looking at their kids future and they want the cuts to be real, but not too harsh on themselves and the futures that they need. chris, when we talk about cuts, education, for example, that s the main focus of our show, ron paul wants to eliminate the department of education. it s an idea that others have endorsed as well. we asked the department of education, what do you think about the talk that you should be eliminated and not surprisingly they said we re not watching the republican debates, we re too busy working. the department also said it provides loans, grants to some 15 million college students, discretionary budget of almost $70 billion, 4,000 employees. why do conservatives don t think we need it, chris? an
offered founded by columbian professor chris wiggins. it shows them their career choices are broader than just google and goldman sachs. in addition to teaching them topics, we wanted to explain to them the variety of career options available to them. reporter: the hacking community may speak a slightly different language. you can present google s fundamental algorithm. and then they sort of reporter: the what? but one thing is crystal clear. this is where the jobs are. i get e-mail every day asking me if i have a student that could build x or build y. reporter: are the jobs here today gone tomorrow? is the internet going to be gone tomorrow? reporter: no. i don t think the jobs will be gone tomorrow either. makes me wish i was a computer science major, although i do love my job.
money smarts. let s begin with politics. when it comes to the gop, here s the bottom line. they want to cut taxes, they really want to cut taxes. they all want to repeal what they call obama care, the president s health care plan, and they want to shrink government. ron paul, his plan is really the most extreme. he doesn t just want to shrink government, guys, he wants to shut it down, a third of it to be exact. he wants to slash 440,000 federal government jobs, and eventually ron paul says he would like to be the ones to turn off the lights for good at the irs. mitt romney says america has to live within its means, and this week he even said no one, not even 7-foot tall burns would be spared. we re not going to keep spending money we don t have. the national endowment for the arts, the national endowment for the humanities, pbs, they all got money from the government. maybe big bird needs to have advertisers. i m not going to keep borrowing and borrowing and putting amer
new job in 2012? we re going to tell you how to get hired. and from camping and cooking to mortgages and taxes, today s girl scouts can get a badge for money smarts. let s begin with politics. when it comes to the gop, here s the bottom line. they want to cut taxes, they really want to cut taxes. they all want to repeal what they call obama care, the president s health care plan, and they want to shrink government. ron paul, his plan is really the most extreme. he doesn t just want to shrink government, guys, he wants to shut it down, a third of it to be exact. he wants to slash 440,000 federal government jobs, and eventually ron paul says he would like to be the ones to turn off the lights for good at the irs. mitt romney says america has to live within its means, and this week he even said no one, not even 7-foot tall burns would be spared. we re not going to keep spending money we don t have. the national endowment for the arts, the national endowment for the humanitie
welcome to news 4 this week. hello, everyone. we re going to show you some of e most interesting local stories making news this week. among them, unemployed? why not create your own job? how some local entrepreneurs are making it work in this tough economy. can you tell whether this is fresh or not? frozen food is not so simple as heat and eat. warnings you need to know. and remembering the most trusted man in america. how local folks reacted to the death of walter cronkite. first, it s all the rage in dupont circle. it may be sending neighbors into a rage at the same time. real world is taping the 22nd season in washington. not everyone is happy with the attention and dishing the dirt on the show taping. reporter: wherever they go, they manage to attract a crowd. the cast of real world taping the next season at a mansion in dupont circle. we caught cast member michael manning during a shoot today. manning is taking the experience in stride. what s it like t