also key to this whole thing is called a height in capital gains tax rate. most people think big deal, it s for wall street but the way companies raise money is by going to wall street when you are buying a stock you are buying a part of that company. they are able to hire more people and buy more things. if you put a tax on investment profits people are not going to buy stock. we ve seen it before. it will happen again. people will not buy as much stock. so companies, businesses are not going to be able to hire as many people, to buy as many things. that could have a devastating effect on economic growth. that is perhaps the hidden bullet in this whole report. gregg: capital gains has fluctuated depending on whether congress raises it or lowers it. i was looking at graph every time it s raised people hold on that their stocks because they
indicate which of the children may actually be harboring something that is more serious and is likely to go on to major depression. why is that important? risk of suicide and dysfunctionallism, and many of the kid never go to the doctor. gregg: you said during the energy commercial break, this is brilliant. guest: this is elegant. based on, started out in rats they looked, they bread rats for depression and anxiety and extracted gene merle in the brain and blood and compared to known kids who had depression and found a correlation, 11 or 12 of biomarkers and not like cholesterol but with a gene trait, a trail, that told you these kids truly have something wrong that requires an earlier intervention. this is really important and
heather: steve, thank you very much. gregg: new fallout from some recent comments by ted nugent. cancelling his scheduled appearance at fort knox, kentucky. here is what he said. i m telling you right now. if barack obama becomes president in november i will be either be dead or in jail by this time next year. gregg: we should point out the secret service, he has determined he is not a threat to the president. heather: extreme weather causing dangerous conditions as we move into the beginning of the week. a tornado ripping through parts of southwestern minnesota is happening yesterday. residents say they are thankful to be alive. we could see the tops of
. heather: welcome back. time for headlines, french president nicolas sarkozy making it past the first round. he was among those casting ballots today. partial results showed that he finished second. riots breaking out at kent stated university in ohio. police used smoke bombs, flash grenades and pepper gas to break up the crowds, plus this , yeah terrifying a trip through a mcdonald s drive-thru. propane tank accidentally blows up in the back of a truck injuring the driver. gregg: there is a brand-new report on a future of the nation s fragile economy.
can do that so there will be additional funds going into europe and that is when the i.m.f. will come to uncle sam with hat in hand and say lebanese give us some more loans. heather: will we fold? guest: i don t. i don t know. it is hard to say. it depends on how bad the crisis is. it could be very bad. heather: thank you, brenda. gregg: music therapy is gaining national attention for the role it can play in medicine especially as it was used in congresswoman gabrielle giffords recovery following the assassination attempt on her life and proving its effectiveness on patients is creating a new demand. and now, live from atlanta with more. reporter: him low. a whole new demand because it is treating a variety of illnesses from alzheimer s disease to