take lsten. tracy: a lot of people are putting forth a theory i think it has merit where you give the president e 2% increase he is talking about on the top and all of a sudden the shift goes back entitlement. tracy:o what do you thk about that? almost like wi give you the 2%%but you he to give us the entitlents, that just never ems to w work. >> i disagree with that approach. i dot thwe ought to be raising taxes right now. threason we say that it's no because we're worried abt the rich, we're worried about what tax increases to theich wi do fohardware aricans. those a peoplamong the 700,000 who would lose their bs even if we raise taxes only on the 2%. tracy: is there anything you're willing to come to the middle on? >>e can come to the middle where the democrat f from illins said a f months ago we ought to extenthe current rate peaps a year or so we can come to the table a unnertake a comprehensive tax reform effor one that i designed tt reform and simplify our existing buddy holly era tax ce t