that would be hard on the economy and lower income people who have a big percentage of their spending money that has go consumption. he said, announce now that you are going to do it in two years. that would make everyone spend lots now. go buy your car now, clothes, anything you can buy to get ahead of that tax which is coming. it might help in the short term. in the long term, i would encourage people to save and raise money. i think a lot people will be watching to see if once he's back in the white house vicing the president if we here -- advising the president if we hear more about that consumption tax. >> greta: everyone is hired in any administration a particular skill the president is looking for. is his job to come up with a strategy get us out of the dull drops economically? or more seen as -- doldrums economically? or --