. >> i'm peter tanis from the perk links facility. the example you cited of border adjustablity, which i think was very clear and interesting, wouldn't we accomplish the same thing by doing what 150 other countries do and impose a value added ta? >> absolutely. in fact, my -- i didn't get this chance. i once testified before the senate. in fact, i was on the panel of four people. we were across the political spectrum. and we didn't compare notes before we went in. and what we told the senators was -- all four of us was, we should have a value added tax. the senators then proceeded to tell us that you know that the senate voted 93-2 to never even consider a value added tax. and well, there we are. now so what i think we should do. if you're going to follow that logic, you want to pack everything into a value added tax, right? not just the corporate tax. you want to have the entire tax system be border adjustable. that's how you make america competitive again. that's how you get rid of the self-inflicted wound. if i could revise and ext