Kent Conrad: “There is nobody that could have participated in this process that did not conclude this tax system that we have is just…”

I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.

I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.

We did a whole series of things in our Social Security reform not to discourage people from working, but to encourage them to continue working if they are able to do so.

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.