the average nebraskan would have something to say about that in terms of whether they are welty. -- wealthy. let's look at the next bracket, those taxed at 28%. the income levels for this bracket are roughly $78,000 and $164,000 for singles. for married couples, it's $131,000 to $200,000. what does this mean? this means that a landscape architect in nebraska making $75,000 a year, hypothetically, married to an emergency room nurse making $59,000 a year would fall into a 90% tax rate. again, i would suggest if you ask this couple, i'm quite confident they would not describe themselves as wealthy. you see, taxing the middle class to the tune of 90% would bring this economy to its knees. there's some notion in america that we the people should be the masters of our own economic success. if you tax someone at a 90% rate, you take away the economic incentive to be innovative, to strive for greater success. eventually you end up with slim or no productivity or competitiveness, yet this administration keeps spending like it's monopoly money. just this week, more directions -- get that money out th

i do not think that they do, to start with, and second cannot it is interesting that when someone welty and a second, it is interesting that when someone wealthy need health care, they come to america to get it. the problem is not the quality of the care. the problem is the cost of care and the inflation associated with care, which has to be brought under control. but wellness and fitness, prevention, rewarding people for good, healthy behavior -- there is a whole range of options that we can exercise to bring health care costs under control. including what may go and other health-care providers -- mayo and other of care providers have, which is overall procedure included. we can do this without going to a government run system. again, those countries that have gone to a government run systems, they ration health care and there are delays in receiving some operations. in some cases, if you're too old, you just do not get them, told. that is not the system i want. -- you just cannot get them, i am told. that is of the system i want. caller: good morning, senator mccain. thank you for you