and ben stein, final word on this subject? >> do you really think that families are happier when they're crammed together? have you ever been with a family on thanksgiving dinner? >> you're right. we're at each other's throats and love each other, right? are you going to tell me you don't love each other. >> yes, we love each other, but we're all-- >> all right, all right, well, thank you, adam for that, we needed that to laugh at that. and then, we come back-- >> you're welcome. >> talk about hope. the united nations using the tragedy of superstorm sandy, ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 ml350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >> welcome back, plang the sandy card for the green agenda? it's true, the united nations pow wowing this week and using super storm sandy the reason why. and countries could pay up to 100 bi

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and ben stein, final word on this subject? >> do you really think that families are happier when they're crammed together? have you ever been with a family on thanksgiving dinner? >> you're right. we're at each other's throats and love each other, right? are you going to tell me you don't love each other. >> yes, we love each other, but we're all-- >> all right, all right, well, thank you, adam for that, we needed that to laugh at that. and then, we come back-- >> you're welcome. >> talk about hope. the united nations using the tragedy of superstorm sandy, trying to get countries to pony up more green agenda. time for u.s. taxpayers to finally pull the plug on this? having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ gree

new year, to ben stein, charles payne, todd schoenberger and sarah, charles, you first. >> let the flood gates open. listen, dagen, obviously, we know-- actually we don't know, but it's to nancy pelosi's point we're going to find out and i hope we like it. a lot of taxes associated with obamacare. you mentioned the medical device issue, a lot of these companies, by the way, medical device companies have been laying off workers right now. and that is, if this impacts, by the way, everyone, takes away from research and development, which will take away from life saving innovation and it's just, again, the very tip of the iceberg. ultimately, there's going to be a whole lot of taxes that just opens the gate for. this is just the beginning. >> ben, even if you look at action taken by the medical device makers, there's already damage that's been done by the tax increases built into this health care law, has it got? >> well, the damage is built in, but on the other hand good built into, too. there are people who are very

and charlie payne, dagen mcdonnm mcdowell and gcharlie gasperino and ben stein. >> we've come a long, long way and it's interesting, because we look at these men as heroes. and no one in washington deserves any sort of her worship unless you talk about the small business owners who gutted it out and the ladies and men who get on the subway train at 4 or five o'clock in the morning to clean up the offices so the lobbyists and legislators, anyone in d.c. is misguided. i know some people get it, why, i don't know. i long for the america that you just talked about. >> and what's interesting there and putti it together and the difference in the periods here, anything was possible, we didn't know the meaning of the word ent. we found a way to the impossible, it was in our veacular and way of thinking. >> the irony is today, in today's washington if somebody came up with a crazy idea trying to go to the moon if we never bee there before. people would laugh it off because people don't dream big and don't dreaat a instead. worried about their own shelves and not for sake of country, but only f

>> ben stein, are you okay with this. >> i'm very much okay with it. i love southwest i wish they would reregulate airlines together and not have the bargain a fares, the airplanes are too full. >> more rules. >> neil: you could dispense nickel and diming for more regulating. >> i'd like the way it was when jimmy carter was president. a fixed fee, and guarantee the profit. >> so wrong. >> and there were airlines-- they reregulate it. >> you've got a deck of cards, cologne, and you've got price-- >> you've got the wings, fantastic. >> and where were you when you were getting cologne. >> as a little kid. >> and it must have been right around the '70s. >> and a slice of roast beef. >> neil: anyway. >> it's true. >> neil: we tried to suffer this process along. but anyway we tried. and the run over the health care law, the of forbes gang has a new holy war. and the bailout and taxpayers are ready to crash and burn. are ready to crash and burn. how bad do you think ththththth i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? y

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with me now from los angeles, economist, author, ben stein. ben stein, good to see you, sir. you know, look, despite all we're hearing and seeing out of washington, we can at least discern some movement on this issue of taxes. let me just take you back, house speaker john boehner, his first position was no new taxes. president obama was asking for new taxes totalling $1.6 trillion. after the election speaker of the house ponied up an offer of $800 billion, exactly halfway between his zero and the president's $1.6 trillion. and then this week the president countered at $1.4 trillion. and were they to split the difference, doing simple math here, you would be looking at new tax revenues of $1.1 trillion. do you think, ben stein, that's where they're headed right there in the middle, $1.1 trillion? >> i don't know exactly where they're headed but we're headed for higher taxes. the palmy days for the rich when the taxes got lower and lower and lower in the bush administration are over. the happy times that the country -- we're going to have higher income taxes, much, much higher

neil: economist ben stein. today, 4 more companies announcing special defdents they brace for what is cautioned tax ageddon, one ising oing oracle. to money managers, jonnthan you say nothing short of a financial slap in the face. >> a direct pass on wealth creation. we assume that is what everyone wants is more wealth created, as ben stein pointed out, that is a direct assault on that. so many companies declaring a special dividend, companies care about their money, and customers do -- investors do too. it will be redistributed to washington and burned at the same time. neil: they are taking the money right now and running in case of oracle you can almost see how much is means to larry, if is gets to 40 plus% percent he will take that money and get it now cheaper. >> i think what is mised there is no real place where you can get decent income right now, you can't buy bonds, you get 1 or 2%, you can't put in in the bank, coming back to something businesses those who make 300,000, i extended a conference, they p

ben stein? >> the airlines don't make any money, as dagen, it's pure market capitalism. aviation has not been a good business model. it should never been deregulated. i feel sorry for the airlines. i love american. they treat me like gold. >> because you are famous. >> you are first class, ben. [ laughter ] >> and dagen mcdowell doesn't fly first class. >> i fly coach sometimes but irst class recently, it's still s.u.x.. >> i want to thank dagen, and holiday shoppers but our gang says forget the mall. go for shopping on wall street the stocks that keep on giving long after santa. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>. >> neil: charms what do you got. >> an amazing company, they had a tough year, but china is rebounding and make a lot of money. >> caterpillar on global recovery. what do you think of that. >> i like cater pil

ben stein? >> the airlines don't make any money, as dagen, it's pure market capitalism. aviation has not been a good business model. it should never been deregulated. i feel sorry for the airlines. i love american. they treat me like gold. >> because you are famous. >> you are first class, ben. [ laughter ] >> and dagen mcdowell doesn't fly first class. >> i fly coach sometimes but first class recently, it's still s.u.x.. >> i want to thank dagen, and holiday shoppers but our gang says forget the mall. go for shopping on wall street the stocks that keep on giving long after santa. 7,000 high school students drop out every school day. that's a line of desks more than 4 miles long. we can keep students in school. visit boostup.org and take the first step. >>. >> neil: charms what do you got. >> an amazing company, they had a tough year, but china is rebounding and make a lot of money. >> caterpillar on global recovery. what do you think of that. >> i like cater pillar for quite a long time. whether or not the economy recovers, it's a good. >> neil: what are you buying? >>

stein a notorious rush street playboy and a friend to members of the mob jim wagner investigated and he says this about stalin. >> law enforcement had stories about him taking over parties in bars with his friends he ran a maintenance company that had contracts in numerous different companies in chicago. today one of simon's top executive his ex- con, in the '80s osco was convicted of running a donnie insurance firm as part of a scheme to defraud the labor union won by his father. today the company issued a statement saying it simon purchased the business in 2009 more than 16 years after foster was hired by the previous owner but they failed to mention that simon worked for in ran the business for over two decades. today the mayor defended his choice. we will have a vigorous enforcement to make sure everybody lives by and appropriately stands by the law. >> but as we first reported this is not the only questionable practice by the company months before simon was awarded the contract state records show that he was a business partner with a man who is named the illinois general attorne

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ben stein says that that is the armagedd you should be hearing. neil: whole foods is saying that you can stop it. well, the health food chain, owing full throttle on shareholder payouts instead of spending cash on hiring. avoiding tax hikes that rates will triple if congress doesn't do something. it could prompt many to take a hike. good to have you back. when you make of this? i would think this is under the radar that no one sees coming up you probably have much much more impact. what a thing? >> it's going to have a huge impact. a lot of the total return of the stock market is dividends. the value of dividends, thais cut in half because of tax increases -- that has an enormous impact on the stock market. dividend taxes could be astronomical. neil: that was the single best explanation of this entire phenomenon that i have heard. >> you flatter me, sir be met really. >> you are very kind. neil: he talked about the avenue of successful investors who was inhibited by the tax rate. i am paraphrasing. but rardless of what the tax situation was, turni

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from cbs's "the talk," aisha tyler, all-around smart guy, ben stein, julie mason, and stand-up guy pete dominick. cnn's own isha sesay, and buddy valastro on "ac 360's" "all the best, all the worst 2012." >> welcome, i'm tom foreman, and this was a year for living dangerously. whether flirting with the fiscal cliff or skydiving from the edge of space or just buying a power ball ticket, risk taking was back en vogue. as we head into the new year, we're going to look back at all of the risky business that brought us here in the economy, in entertainment, in sports, in pop culture, in technology, and in the biggest, baddest game of all. give it to the twin pillars of politics, the relentless candidates, barack obama and mitt romney, for waging the best and worst presidential campaign of the year. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> best because it was a time for riveting battle for control of the nation. worst because it often became a war of cheap shots, questionable facts, and everything else that just exhausts voters. >> i don't think there's anything else that immediat

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stein, right? >> i have. you can call me ben. i'm jewish. all of my ancestors are jewish. my son is jewish. i don't mind people saying merry christmas to me. i like calling it a christmas tree. it's a christmas holiday. it's a christian holiday. it's not a holiday, holiday. it's on not a atheist holiday but a christian holiday. >> it's a holiday that atheists can celebrate certainly under the banner. >> absolutely and jews can celebrate. it's a holiday. >> everybody can have a goodtim. >> it's a holiday marking the birth of a man or a some call him the son of god who said peace on earth and on earth goodwill to men. what could possibly be wrong with celebrating the ideas of a person who said something like that? >> bill: let me take it one step further and then i'm going to ask you the why on it. jesus of nazareth was the most influential human being who has ever lived. that's beyond any doubt. right? >> i don't doubt it. but, of course, you would honor a person like that because what jesus stood for was peace. turn the other cheek, all of that. >> forgiveness. forgiveness

from cbs' "the talk, ayesha tyler, ben stein, julie mason, and stand-up guy, pete dominick. cnn's own isha sesay, "the cake boss's buddy valastro. on "a.c. 360's" all the best, all the worst, 2012. welcome. i'm tom foreman and this was a year for living dangerously. whether flirting with the fiscal cliff or skydiving from the edge of space or just buying a powerball ticket, risk-taking was back in vogue. and as we head into the new year, we're going to look back at all the risky business that brought us here, in the economy, in entertainment, in sports, in pop culture, in technology, and in the biggest, baddest game of all. give it to the twin pillars of politics, the relentless candidates barack obama and mitt romney, for waging the best and worst presidential campaign of the year. >> thank you, thank you, thank you! >> thank you so much! >> best, because it was at times, a riveting battle for control of the nation. worst because it often became a war of cheap shots, questionable facts, and everything else that just exhausts voters. >> i don't think there's anything else th

from cbs's the talk, aisha tyler, all around smart guy, ben stein, julie mason, and stand-up guy pete dominic. cnn's own isha sesay, and buddy valastro on "ac 360's" all the best, all the worst 2012. >> welcome, i'm tom foreman, and this was a year for living dangerously. whether flirting with the fiscal cliff or skydiving from the edge of space or just buying a power ball ticket, risk taking was back en vogue. as we head into the new year, we're going to look back at all of the risky business that brought us here in the economy, in entertainment, in sports, in pop culture, in technology, and in the biggest, baddest game of all. give it to the twin pillars of politics, the relentless candidates, barack obama and mitt romney, for waging the best and worst presidential campaign of the year. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> best because it was a time for riveting battle for control of the nation. worst because it often became a war of cheap shots, questionable facts, and everything else that just exhausts voters. >> i don't think there's anything else that immediately

from cnbc's "the talk" aisha tyler, ben stein, julie mason and standup guy pete dominic. isha seshay and the cake boss buddy velastro on all the best, all the worst 2012. >> welcome. i'm tom foreman and this was a year for lefing dangerously. whether flirting with the fiscal cliff or sky diving from the edge of space or buying a powerball ticket, risk taking was back in vogue. as we head into the new year, we're going to look back at all the risky business that brought us here, in the economy, entertainment, sports, pop culture and technology. and in the biggest, baddest game of all. give it to the twin pillars of politics, the relentless candidates barack obama and mitt romney for waging the best and worst presidential campaign of the year. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> best because it was at times a rivetting battle for control of the nation. worst because it often became a war of cheap shots, questionable pacts and everything else that just exhaust voters. >> i don't think there's anything else that immediately so completely sucked up all

from cbs' "the talk, ayesha tyler, ben stein, julie mason, and stand-up guy, pete dominick. cnn's own isha sesay, "&the "cake boss's buddy valastro. on cnn's all the best 2012 all the worst. i'm tom foreman and this was a year for living dangerously. risk taking was back in vogue. and as we head into the new year, we're going to look back at all the risky business that brought us here, in the economy, in entertainment, in sports, in pop culture, in technology, and in the biggest, baddest game of all. give it to the twin pillars of politics, the relentless candidates barack obama and mitt romney, for waging the best and worst presidential campaign of the year. >> thank you, thank you, thank you! >> thank you so much! >> best, because it was at times, a riveti ining battle fo control of the nation. worst because it often became a war of cheap shots, questionable facts, and everything else that just exhausts voters. >> i don't think so there's anything else that immediately, so completely sucked up all the energy, all oxygen in the year. >> to enforce the law -- >> worst, repub

ben stein told me recently he has never seen a company dominate a market quite the way amazon is right now. this is a huge, huge story this holiday season. the big question, of course, is, what's going to happen to all the jobs that go in the traditional brick and mortar stores? we don't really know. will they go away? will there be more of them? find out more of those answers this weekend as we take an even deeper look into this extraordinary rise of amazon on "in focus." and a lot of other stories, too. saturday at 2:30 eastern and sunday at 4:30. join me. make sure you don't miss it. >>> "outfront" next, the supreme court will tackle the issue of same-sex marriage. is it time for the gop to change its stance on the issue? >>> plus -- who is black in america? it's the title of a new eye-opening documentary from soledad o'brien. she joins us with a preview and explains how that question can be very tricky. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our

with me today, ben stein. steve cornaki is joining us, as well. president obama returned to washington moments ago, cutting short his christmas vacation. the president has now spoken with all four congressional leaders, according to the white house communications director he. the house remains on vacation, but there are a few signs of life in the capital. gop leaders have released a new statement with an old message to the senate. the ball is in your court. the statement says the house will take action on whatever the senate can pass, but the senate first must act. well, this morning, senate majority leader reid slammed the house republicans not not even showing up. >> if we go over the cliff, and it looks like that's where we are headed, the house of representatives as we speak with four days left after today before the first of the year aren't here with the speaker having told them they will give them 48 hours inside. i can't imagine their conscious. >> well, senator reid is expected to hold a news conference about the talks this afternoon. so h

. >> osgood: commentary from ben stein. now to bob scheiffer in washington for a look at what's ahead on face the nation. good morning, bob >> schieffer: good morning, charles. well, we've got erskine bowls and alan simpson who headed up that deficit reduction commission and had so many good ideas that went nowhere. we'll see what they think about the fiscal cliff this morning. >> osgood: thank you, bob scheiffer. we'll be watching. and next week here on sunday morning ♪ >> osgood: amuseical flight are led zeppelin. >> osgood: we leave you this sunday morning where the bison roam at slew creek in yellowstone national park. >> osgood: i'm charles osgood. please join us again next sunday morning. until then, i'll see you on the radio. captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, where quality products for the american family have been a tradition for generations captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

. >> stephanie: ben stein on o'reilly. >> a lot of angry, bitter people out there. they've got to attack something. so they attack christmas. they're not -- i don't consider them well in the head. >> what! >> nobody is being forced to bow down and worship anybody. nobody is being forced to do anything against his will. if you drive by a crash how are you possibly harmed by that? how can you be harmed by that? >> i thought he was going to talk about susan rice. >> stephanie: eric you know why he had to join the war on christmas, because he stepped off the reservation saying the rich people should pay more in taxes a couple of weeks ago. so i think he had to redeem himself, right? >> like i mentioned last week this war on christmas it gets thinner and thinner every year. i think i first wrote about this ten years ago at salon. it is like the ornaments out of the attic. fox has them up there. they bring them down and every year they look older and more broken. >> stephanie: good news is -- >> don't talk about it. because it is this echo chamber. it sounds good. there i