In touch with the taxman, good luck because millions of phone calls are going unanswered this year. With us the we have Mattie Dufner from americans for tax reform and scott hodge, the tax foundation. Mattie, i will start with you, if the irs is not picking up itself, how do we get help. That is good question. Hopefully a lot of your viewers filed given we are 24 hours a way. This is the interesting proposition here. The fact that the irs is not able to complete its most basic responsibilities helping the american taxpayer know their liability and fulfill it. We also hear from the left this time of year about how we need to give the irs more responsibility. So right now were looking at obamacare coming into full effect and irs not knowing how to handle, most even basic requirement giving Tax Information you need for health care out and secure. But also we hear a lot of times from the left, because file something so difficult and because so many people have problems wit, we should natio
Inauguration coverage. Speaking of congress, republicans at the house retreat this weekend have decided upon a plan they will vote upon next week to extend the debt limit by three months with hopes of using the federal budget as a way of tackling spending. What do you think of that strategy . You can call us at 202 5853880 for democrats and 202 5853881 for republicans. 202 6280205 for independents. Send us a tweet at twitter. Com cspanwj you can send us comments on our Facebook Page and our email at journal cspan. Org. From the Baltimore Sun a story about the weekend retreat and a detail about the plan. Writing debt limit vote set. Heres what they write host attending the retreat and writing a story about it, jonathan strong from roll call. He is their staff writer. Jon, can you give us a little bit of the thinking by house leadership as to how they came up with this as a plan . Good morning. Im happy to explain it. One of the parts of this plan thats been a little misconstrued, its no
Liz good afternoon, everybody. Im liz claman. The last hour of trading. Breaking news right now in the hamper competitive world of smart phone technology. Google smart from being revealed to the public for the first time happening right now. Lets go to Dennis Kneale for the breaking news. Reporter and we have some detail. Remember, they pay over 12 and 12 billion for this company. It has done nothing ever since. But the outcomes a new phone that will hit stores by the end of august, available first on at t. Later moves out to sprint, verizon, tmobile. And the first pictures of this duty. And also it will be made in america, made in fort worth. Although it is not like those are helping apple all that much. Today no cell phone or small smart phone is up phone at all. You have a camera with quick you take a photo in two seconds which is kind of cool. The phone is a sleepy twisted. The viewfinder pops up. Touch anywhere on the screen and it takes a photo. 10 million pixels. Fortyone. It ha
Government motors but what agency is waiting right around the corner for their rescue . Our money power panels that their top picks for who santa might vice it with a little bailout booty. Plus is the kill switch for the markets a killer idea or just a market killer . One of our top market watchers is here to break that down. And it might be a very unhappy new year for everyone as the threat of another crippling port strike grows. Have you heard about this . If workers walk off the job on december 30th, were looking at a billion dollar a day hit to the economy. That is a great way to start out 2013. Even when they say its not, it is always about money melissa all right. First lets take a look at the days market headlines. Stocks falling off today after twoday hot streak with all three major indices closing in the red. Investors spooked by bad housing data and all that nonsense in washington. Dow closing down almost 99 points. Another rough day for gold. A rise in Homebuilder Confidence
Agency is waiting right around the corner for their rescue . Our money power panels that their top picks for who santa might vice it with a little bailout booty. Plus is the kill switch for the markets a killer idea or just a market killer . One of our top market watchers is here to break that down. And it might be a very happy new year for everyone as the threat of another crippling port strike grows. Have you heard about this . If workers walk off the job on december 30th, were looking at a billion dollar a day hit tothe economy. That is a great way to start out 2013. Even when they say its not, it is always about money melissa all right. First lets take a look at the days market headlines. Stocks falling off today after twoday hot streak with all three major indices closing in the red. Investors spooked by bad housing data and all that nonsense in washington. W closing down almost 99 points. Another rough day for gold. A rise in Homebuilder Confidence driving investors away for a tw