i'm joined by carl gibson in houston he is spokesman and organizer for us uncut in boston we have mike la pam responsible wealth director at the united for a fair economy and in washington we cross to david logan he's an economist at the tax foundation all right gentlemen this is cross talk to me and you can jump in anytime you want and i really encourage it but first let's look at a new solution to an old crisis. amid calls for budget cuts and formidable schemes for deficit reduction a new trend has emerged that gives altruism a whole new meaning spearheaded by billionaire warren buffett's call for the wealthy to make a bigger contribution to national tax basis french and german billionaires are also looking to their own pockets and saying the time has come for them to chip in. at a time when the public finances deficit and the prospect of a worsening state debt threaten the future of france and europe and when the government is asking everyone to show their solidarity it seems necessary for us to contribute to this over the past generation slashing taxes on the rich has been an accepted pra