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Tropical storm, you can see the damage with that one. janice, thank you very much. bill: that storm came out of nowhere, too. boobie traps and armed guards, that is what mexican drug cartels are using to try and keep the government out of the pot farms. in moments, fox cameras get an inside look at how the agents shut these down, or try to, anyway. martha: and several people are missing after historic wildfires ravaged colorado and now, an alarming new warning. i believe government should be lean, government should be efficient, i believe government should leave people free to make the choices they think are best for themselves and their families, so long as those choices don t hurt others. martha: but critics say that president obama s economic polices do the exact opposite, and as we head into the election season, wait until you hear what the president says could really hurt democrats, he believes, ....
So long as those choices don t hurt others. but in the words of the first republican president, abraham lincoln, i also believe that government should do for the people what they cannot do better for themselves. and that means making the long-term investments in this country s future that individuals and corporations can t make on their own, investments in education and clean energy, in basic research and technology and infrastructure. that means making sure corporations live up to their responsibilities to treat consumers fairly and play by the same rules as everybody else. ....
They are, don t raise capital gains and dividend taxes. half of the people raising taxes are small business owners and investors. it s hard to create jobs when small business taxes are going up. megyn: it s tough to feel sorry for the people who are so-called millionaires, there is a big gap between 250,000 and a million. it s tough to feel sorry for people who make over a million dollars see their taxes go up. why should middle class people care. because they are the employers in the country. most businesses are not corporations. most small businesses pay their taxes as personal income taxes. we should call the personal income tax the small business profits tax, that s what it is. my point is most of the employers that are hiring right now have to have a profit before they can hire. a lot of these businesses do have profits over $250,000. if you take another hundred thousand dollars out of their coffers that is another couple of workers they can t hire. let me just make one other st ....
See, i ve never believed that government has all the answers to our problems. i ve never believed that the government s role is to create jobs or prosperity. i believe it s the drive of our entrepreneurs, the small businesses, the skill and dedication of our workers that has made us the wealthiest nation on earth. [applause] i believe it s the private sector that must be the main engine for our recovery. i believe government should be lean, government should be efficient. i believe government should leave people free to make the choices they think are best for themselves and their families so long as those choices don t hurt others. [applause] but in the words of the first republican president, abraham ....