this kind of hostage-taking. >> well, the point is the government -- you know, that we have runaway spending that we need to exert more fiscal responsibility as eric cantor says as you often hear from republicans then why would you propose something that actually increases the deficit? you know, reversing this cut to military pension, to their cost of living adjustments would actually increase the deficit by $6 billion over ten years. in other words, it's actually more government spending. so that's kind of the opposite of the message that you usually hear from republicans. >> well, let me elaborate on your point. it's not only a mess ageing point, it's a math point, right? >> yes. >> i want to get to ron anyway second. but just to finish up, suzy, what would it do if instituted