so with tax rates we are talking about moving back to paris i would like to turn it over to doug holtz seakin. he serves as the president of the american action form. um. he was the top economic adviser to the mccain presidential campaign. [applause] >> i want to say thank-you to the center for american progress for being co-host of this event and to all who came today. before turning to secretary of the treasury tim geithner, i want to do some things. the first to introduce the american action form of which i and the president. we are a center-right think tank dedicated to policy education and ideas which are consistent with the principles that we feel have served this country so well respect for individual freedoms, a small and efficient government that is targeted toward its unique abilities. more than anything else, we are dedicated to the debate of the substance of our policy ideas and the idea that there can be a principal discussions about what separates the center-left and the center-right. that is why we are here today. time will not permit me to disagree fully with mr. podesta but l