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some of them like google and emc giving no dividends. if they can be pressured by pension funds to unload a cup and billion dollars into the onomy, people would spend it. they don't like the tax penalty for it. would you give them a tax holiday? you have to put it to use and do something? >> they tried that in 2004 and they brought back hundreds of villains. they put the murders and bonuses and what we have to do is recognize the president obama is not an economic dictator. the federal reserve can bring interest industry rates much lower. so we have to go to these two other areas are overwhelming support of inflation adjusted minimum wage. >> i'm not alone in an environment like this, how are you going to compel businesses, fast food joints and the rest, but it's in there interest to raise the rates when they e barely getting by as it is just as henry ford did back before world war i to $5. he said he wanted people to buy the cards. that's what you got to do. neil: so what about substance of the country where they have jobs with $10 an h

abroad than is reflected in terms of the profits here, and abroad, for big company like sysco, like emc and even apple. neil: they have bn moving up with prospects of rates going up, i don't think this is rocket science. >>et's open this up, best way to deal with this fiscal cliff, get revenues on tngs we don't like, like, wall street speculation tax, and tax gets rid of corporate welfare, and put it no community public -- put it into community public work renovatio that creates jobs that cannot be exported to china, it is amazing that congress does not get that connection. at leastut it back into the@ community. thats the best way -- >> ralph. i ve youo much, b i wish i had more time to just yell at you. i want to get you bac continued success wh your book. >> thank you, neil. neil: when we come bark, text, you tex people, it is 20 years old today, what should i wear? ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ me announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now rough december 31st. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 201 e3

>> emc, one of my largest positions of my charitable trust. it has been a winner, stephanie link, you see her on at fast money. it's an inexpensive tech stock. it should be buy, buy. buy. let's go to mike in maryland. >> caller: a united states army retired booyah for you. wta mortgage, buy, sell, or hold? >> we have to be careful here. what ben bernanke is doing with this bond market makes it too darn hard for me to figure out what to do with mortgage rates. i got to take a break here. let's go to frederick in washington, please. >> caller: hi, jim, how you doing, big booyah from bellevue, washington. go hawks. let's go microsoft. >> okay. microsoft does not yield enough yet to intrigue me. i do believe it will be a better stock in 2013 at some point. i have to believe some of that cycle of windows 8 kicks in. right now in no man's land. i don't like being in no-man's land. rick in missouri now. >> caller: jim, thank you for taking my call. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> caller: my question today, i want to know if arch coal will remain a bi

>> emc, one of my largest positions of my charitable trust. it has been a winner, stephanie link, you see her on at fast money. it's an inexpensive tech stock. it should be buy, buy. buy. >>> let's go to mike in maryland. >> caller: a retired military booyah for you. wta mortgage, buy, sell, or hold? have to be careful here. what ben bernanke is doing with the bond market makes it too darn hard for me to figure out what to do with mortgage rates. i have to take a break here. >>> let's go to frederick in washington, please. >> caller: hi, jim, how you doing, bag booyah from bellevue, washington. go hawks. let's go microsoft. >> okay. microsoft does not yield enough yet to intrigue me. i do believe it will be a better stock in 2013 at some point. i have to believe some of that cycle for windows 8 kicks in. right now in no man's land. i don't like being in no-man's land. >>> rick in missouri now. >> caller: jim, thank you for taking my call. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> caller: my question today, i want to know if arch coal will remain a big l

. >> i have to mention that the company that funded this is called emc. they give us complete freedom as a group of 200 journalists to look at this product. not that it will solve our problems but that this is a brand new world that's being born. it shouldn't just be companies and governments but individuals. >> in two days, my husband is going to be really upset. >> "human face of big data." thank you for bringing this. >> appreciate it. >>> still ahead this morning on "starting point," 27 days before we hit the fiscal cliff. some republicans are suggesting maybe we should just go over it. we'll talk about that and any prospects of a deal. republican congressman jeb henserling. >>> if lawyers have to pass a bar, maybe a teacher has to pass a test before they're able to teach in a classroom. clients' . helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪

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