he was willing to go up againstg his base, which was unhappy about reducing the cost of living unincreases security, reducing the increase in them.cr they were still going to go up, but it was part of a grand bargain in which republicans would ante up with tax in increases, and you can argue whether they're right or wrong, but he's saying why should i in give what i put on the table if the republicans take all their chips off. ir >> the first bill that passes 113th congress was a tax he b increase and tax increase by $613 billion. the last thing that happened was the tax increase and the ryan-murray program.fe the president has perfected the art of going behind closed eyes pretending he's going to negotiate when he's not.bu he talked about changes in social security and common sense reform. there's a notion that he'ser gr actually interested in coming together and addressing the bargain or any plan to address o the long term unemployment. he wants to increase spending and fulfill the woodrow wilson s view oonf progressivism. >> i'm going to switch subjectsa a little bit, but juan, you'lln