my budget calls for the imp l lemation after ten years of bipartisan plan senator wyden just discussed. and i frankly think that's a very, very constructive idea that puts us on a long-term solution for medicare. not the only one. but it's a solution. it works. in the meantime, i've suggested in the budget that folks who are on medicare now and whose income is less than $85,000 would have no change whatsoever. but if your income's over $85,000, i've suggested that we implement president obama's suggestion whereby those relatively affluent seniors would pay a little bit more in terms of their contribution to their medicare benefit. and if your income is above $150,000 as a retiree, guess what? you're pretty wealthy. for those folks i've suggested they contribute even more than the president has contributed. now, i don't know whether there's agreement on the other side, and i guess i never will if people aren't willing to take a stand and say here's what i'm for. that's what's so frustrating. we've been willing to offer ideas, proposals. i think they're solutions in some ways. i'm sure t