is going, lee rainie to give us an overview of where we are. for those of you don't know about you research, it is the gold plate. it is the place you go for the most accurate, most thorough research on all kinds of topics. of the is in charge digital part of it, basically. and basically everybody that does everything. data that he is going to depressingly share with us about what is happening in terms of civic engagement and civic education. so lee. thank you. that was so nice. thank you, david and stuart and anita for this amazing event. this is a big day in the life of pew research. one of the cheapest way to get a laugh in america is to go out on the street with an open mic and ask questions about our government and about the news environment. what is striking about -- the number of ways, and i will redo -- i will read you numbers that will depress you. more information has been opened to more people in more ways than ever before. we have the cable tv revolution and then the internet revolution . astonishingly, the same proportion of americ

if the plan for that make sure we have that rainy day fund. >> mr. lee. >> i think the sales tax is the right approach. i never advocate and of course we will not have an income tax under the current law and we should not and were at low-tech states. is one of the reasons why we are so prosperous because we are a low-tech state. that stimulates economic activity in one of the reasons were in place we are so i think the sales tax is appropriately the primary funding source for our state. >> mr. lee, you talked low taxes on our scene [inaudible] people come for our great scenery. last year the governor signed a bill to eliminate emissions testing and all tennessee counties or the epa has said the air quality in tennessee has improved in recent years we all know traffic, congestion is only getting worse in some areas and you only have to drive around nashville to recognize that. by removing the testing requirement are we taking a step backwards environmentally? >> that testing requirement was very unfair. it depending on what county you live in and very few