economic action $6 billion of government -- i don't understand why that is funny. what is the point you're making? got shutdown and people plan employment figures for the next month this is relevant? >> the point -- >> wait, wait, wait. rick. you ask question. give us a chance to answer. rick, the point is, mike, we had g.d. figures this week that were up a little bit. despite the sequester and the shutdown. it looks like the economy can work without the big government. >> you are right. we're taking a page from bill clinton play book who shrunk it before the overall economy. before the shutdown the expectcation was that the economy would grow by 1.8% in the third quarter. now they are saying 2.8% growth. we saw the same thing in the sequester, expecting the growth of 2.5% in the quarter. excuse me, 1.2%.