commitment to the future so our children don't face even more dire consequences than what we face today. that is what this bill is all about. in doing this it's interesting, because in other states where they are cutting billions of dollars from aid to local governments, to schools and local governments they are not giving them those tools. one of two things is happening, in some cases both you're either seeing leading to actions in those states where you'll see massive layoffs of workers and reduction in service or you're seeing the potential for massive property tax increases or in many cases the likelihood of both. to us that is unacceptable, that would hurt the middle class in this state by seeing a massive property tax increase and massive numbers of people laid off. we provide a third, better alternative that not only improves and reforms government but allows us at the state and local level to do so while avoiding massive layoffs and avoiding massive property tax increases. to do that we have a measure