but i totally disagree with robert pope on that one.ve come along, been helped, gone on to be published and so on. they've acquired skills that, without going on a creative writing course, they might never have acquired. you're probably still best known for your memoir, "when did you last see your father?" do you mind the fact that it's a book that you wrote back in 1993 that people still most associate you with? it would be nice if i had a big success with something now. but, you know, it's inevitable and i'm very touched, and moved, when people still come up to me and say thank you for writing that book, it helped me grieve over my father, or whatever they say. it does bring us back, i suppose, finally, to literary legacies, which is where we began. do you ever wonder how you will be remembered? i try not to think about it too much, because it feels as if, if you're worrying about that too much at my age, you're kind of writing off whatever time is left to you. so, i haven't appointed a literary executor. i've no idea what will happen

robert w haples. he is an economics professor at wake forest university as well as the author of the book, "pope francisnd a caring society." administration's economic policy. thank you for joining us today. top take -- before we get into that, i want to ask you -- remind our viewers what the independent institute is and how it is funded. guest: it is a thing tank to get into the mix and influence public policy. it is headquartered in oakland, california and i believe the funding comes from all different donors. host: you can find more on independent.org for more information. what are your top takeaways from these february job numbers? guest: similar to what we just finished hearing. the one-month numbers look awesome but these can move around. at theis better to look long-term trend. it looks like we are on a pretty good trend. size ofalk about the the economy, gdp, that has been growing. than thele faster previous pace for the last few quarters. we did not talk about the estimate of the net worth of trillion is a$99 net worth of american households and that is an all-time high. at anployment number is