and we are guinta being with a call from sarah from dixon, illinois, on the independent line. caller: hi, senator coburn. i agree with a lot of your views, but i was wondering, how do you feel about the wage disparity, and do you feel that the bush tax cuts have contributed to that? guest: you know, i don't know now -- first of all, the way we get rid of the wage disparity is opportunity and growth. i did not know what has caused it but it has been exaggerated -- especially as we have seen the downturn. and we have seen it before in large economic cycles, that happens. but i think there is a principle -- i am one of the few republicans that believes if you want to have a tax cut, you have to pay for it. if you are going to reduce the revenue to the federal government you have to reduce expenses so you are not borrowing the tax cut from your grandchildren and children. the way to solve the disparity, 1, is to take all of the loopholes and favoritism out of the tax cuts, out of the tax code, for those who have had the ability to advantage of themselves. rather than raise taxes,