dr. jason furman with us. we cannot think of a better guy with the policy agenda of the president. so but dr. jason furman graciously accepted to take our questions so if you have a question go to the microphone. keep it short and please introduced herself. please join me professor jason furman. [applause] >> thank you for the introduction and for inviting me here today and for everything i have learned about the economy from all of you in this room has been great. i spoke a couple years ago in denver. i am excited to be able to come back today. my remarks today i want to start about the current status of the economy with the opportunities that i think we have to both strengthen the recovery the increased productivity and growth to help insure the benefits are shared by the. the u.s. economy now stands more than five years removed from one of the tumultuous and challenging period in its history that has now become a platitude i am obligated 2.0 around this time 2009 the shot that just hit the economy that was possibly worse than the shots that precipitated the onset of the great dep