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Can Government Rein in Spending to Save Social Security?

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    FBN’s Gerri Willis breaks down whether the administration can change its spending ways and who will win the 2012 election.

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There's got to be other errors of the government.

But I can save huge amounts of money Diana well you know we talked about the GSA all week now.

And this ridiculous 800000 dollars it spent for this conference in Las Vegas -- We're following a lot of this you know are moving to 8 o'clock -- and we're gonna spend more time on.

Waste fraud and abuse by the government -- and -- me -- show the Willis report.

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She used to be on some TV show I'm not an expert.

A little had a Little House on the Prairie or she won't she was absolutely which is little girl now.

But she's past that now choose news on the undergoing a prime -- Manhattan though brands.

So is going to be Melissa of farmers gonna be honest they're sort of a little picture out of seven fellow who -- we don't need to call -- -- -- -- at all.

We have to discourage people every time off every time -- don't look for thirty years all the way back to you likely do.

While not directly know could bump the census and of course -- look at the from -- live forever.

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All right governor senator line what do you look at odds -- -- motivated to argument talking about the what download just emblem payments are.

At the GSA and other can always trying to be story we're talking about this week there's a -- out in.

I believe it's a Bronx.

Find 300 dollars for the government for having a bird bath in his backyard why because it breaks EPA regulations.

For standing water.

So god knows how much money they spend investigating this thing are finding this guy but now he has to pay a 300 dollar fine for having a bird -- Doctor cutting spending.

In your view journalists.

Post better equipped to do that.

All those cause analysis a woman out more apparently it looks like -- -- -- Romney running.

I you know I think that mostly what the president has been talking about is raising taxes and raising spending.

I think Mitt Romney -- staked out the ground of reducing the size of government and therefore spending you don't want some politics well.

-- barometer when.

Now that's a great question I think Obama is a great campaign -- I really do I think he really knows how to appeal to the public to voters.

Romney's is missing that.

Personal Jean that you feel like he's really talking with you you know that the hold debate over.

You know I love NASCAR I know many of the owners it you know that just doesn't go over very well.

But stood there were different want to learn that -- gotta be the president may joints your average got to be -- black and I December's same.

But -- -- erected -- Ron -- awful candidate by actually sank below one noble.

America can be a great product and.

While at some I was answering -- I think you're right about that he would he knows how to run things and manage things.

It I guess the question is is this the race where voters say I don't care who I wanna have a beer with I just want somebody who knows how to to expand -- Say.

The -- in content and content -- and.

Well I thought it was but now we've got major revisions -- a lot of Smart folks a lot of economists down for this first half.

They're looking at growth of 2% or less vicious -- not sustainable for us we need more growth we got to create jobs people have to go back to work.

And unemployment -- -- -- percent run over 8% you know the president said that he created three million jobs we lost eight million in the recession.

And just as a point -- comparison -- 300 million Americans it's is that impressive now seems likely still -- abortion stuff for.

Pretty deep end of this administration.

To be blaming animal well as a hard to run its record I think it might -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- and organize guy -- yeah because -- -- -- professional partners nano is a really and I discussed there's a guard.

There is about his crisis.

Will them so that's how you guys connect is on that crazy.

Well I guess on how we became a hundred become for a all I know I got started stuck up Foreman stuck up forming.

Shy but -- point of fact -- needed.

And that -- problem are getting fired.

But.

He grew up in New York listening to all us -- Them by liked him a lot blood -- All of but he thanks.

All who thinks the president is evil that is lifted that is a socialist but he's lived in us down this path -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Well the last part of that's right.

I think the don't -- the overspending that's killing yes I mean look my background as personal finance that's what -- talked about for years.

You know it's all about living within your means growing those means right like doing the right thing -- you know like you have have a successful career.

But he can't spend more than you pay and that's the road we're on here but -- personal friends -- Well I talked a lot about.

For a one K is saving for college saving for retirement -- that kind of stuff -- you -- yesterday.

Apparently there's been at a hearing in Washington -- -- not care about this but maybe your arms up a little.

They're talking about taxing 401 case.

Instituting a brandy spank attacks on forum on Casey you'll you'll pay.

Income tax on what you learned -- -- -- that money into a 401K and the -- pay again.

Arms aren't that -- and -- and.

What did you under reported on a -- television.

I wrote for Smart money magazine and it's personal finance magazine -- -- print journalists for years and years malls and somebody said earlier wonder though some.

Now -- I did a lot of promotion of Smart money magazine.

All over town premiere of CM received first term CNN CNN.

Or isn't charges -- and when -- -- there.

Well ultimately it was John -- but there's a lot of people moving through the executive has hired to -- -- -- -- And -- get over -- -- Back to work.

Yeah.

They don't.

Boy you're doing great so we're like revenue on a program I love coming on those thank you very much thank -- Gerri Willis and I was from -- program.

-- a five tonight when your move date.

Well that's a big mystery I'm reading cable news or just like everywhere now talk until about -- until --