we have $144 trillion in unfunded liabilities that is going to be coming due in theouk next 50 years. if you take the 85 million millennialist, they will be the wage earner is how is it fair that they lose 30,000 a year that they have to pay off when we were responsible for its? to not do anything is an injustice to the people that follow us and i know people don't want to pay attention to that but the fact is we have ano obligation for those that come to us and to start acting responsible because we haven't the last 20 years. >> host: the book is called smashing the dc monopoly. thank you for c-span. hello, tom. there is too much stuff that is broken right now so here is my idea or suggestion. is it possible, would it be possible for congress to mustera the courage to create the independent commission and toce totally divorce money that is paid to congressmen, senators,ua whoever because it is always ais perpetual election. very little gets done while they are there. it's about taking money and staying in power. it's about staying in power. >> guest: it is about treating the symptom