but it also leaves the pension systems underfunded and at risk of having to come to the pgb see gbc, which would have to pay for them. this is the kind of thing that we see over and over again, because people do not want to pay for the policies they are talking about. there is such a lack of real will to make hard choices on the budget, and honest choices on the budget. symbolic, orust reflective of what is going on at large in congress. fiscal is just one of the problems. but the overall economy and throughout the country, members not trying toe solve these problems right now. polarization and partisanship have frozen the system. i'm very worried. i think a lot of your listeners are worried, to, that we are not in a space lyrically to address these challenges -- in a space politically to address these challenges. host: another point from one of our viewers. revenue is not the problem. please get a clue. we have a bloated government. the growing gap between the money the government spends and , at the growth of aging population, rising health-care costs, and the expansion of federal