dr. lindsey respond quickly? >> go ahead. >> thank you. rst of all, if it were an add-on vat, in other words, adding it on to what we already have, i think the 90 senators were correct. why do we want to add another layer of complexity? i do think in the end, if you want to regain competitiveness, that is going to be the only avenue that is available. >>> senator toomey. we'll go to seven-minute rounds now. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to follow up on a poi that dr. steuerle made earlier with which i fully agree, the idea that we ought to equate and think about the total tax burden by looking at the total amount of spending. ultimately all spending has to be funded, all going to come from taxes, whether at any given point in time there's a combination of debt and taxes. the real measure of the burden on the economy is the level of taxes. to just connect a few dots here, it's also interesting to hear the discussion about how there is a disproportionate negative impact. in other words, the negative impact from higher taxes exceeds the

dr. lindsey respond quickly? >> go ahead. >> thank you. first of all, if it were an add-on vat, in other words, adding it on to what we already have, i think the 90 senators were correct. why do we want to add another layer of complexity? i do think in the end, i you want to regain competitiveness, that is going to be the only avenue that is available. >>> senator toomey. we'll go to seven-minute rounds now. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to follow up on a point that dr. steuerle made earlier with which i fully agree, the idea that we ought to equate and think about the total tax burden by looking at the total amount of spending. ultimately all spending has to be funded, all going to come from taxes, whether at any given point in time there's a combination of debt and taxes. the real measure of the burden on the economy is the level of taxes. to just connect a few dots here, it's also intesting to hear the discussion about how there a disproportionate negative impact. in other wds, the negative impact from higher taxes exceeds the reve

dr. lindsey respond quickly? >> go ahead. >> thank you. first of all, if it were an add-on vat, in other words, adding it on to what we already have, i think the 90 senators were correct. why do we want to add another layer of complexity? i do think in the end, if you want to regain competitiveness, that is going to be the only avenue that is available. >>> senator toomey. we'll go to seven-minute rounds now. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to follow up on a point that dr. steuerle made earlier with which i fully agree, the idea that we ought to equate and think about the total tax burden by looking at the total amount of spending. ultimately all spending has to be funded, all going to come from taxes, whether at any given point in time there's a combination of debt and taxes. the real measure of the burden on the economy is the level of taxes. to just connect a few dots here, it's also interesting to hear the discussion about how there is a disproportionate negative impact. in other words, the negative impact from higher taxes exceeds

dr. snyderman, good morning. >> hi. >> you mentioned lindsey vonn.ild concussion. she said she was skiing for a while and felt she was in a fog. >> classic. >> why was she skiing in a fog? why didn't somebody say, stop, slow down? let's check it out? >> it underscores the difference in sports. the nfl now has strict criteria and doctors have to clear players back into the game. if you take sport by sport by sport, i think the criteria for getting people back in after a concussion is really quite squishy. sometimes depending on what kind of athlete it is and how much money they are making they can surround themselves with people who want to keep them out there, sometimes to the detriment of their health. >> let's talk about this. especially for those of us who are parents of budding football players. >> right. >> for both of us, it's something we are really concerned about. what happens to the brain during concussion? >> if i conk you on your head you think, i will get the bruise here but there is a contracoup injury where the brain bounces back and f