last few years that if you increase government spending, it will general mate growth. i think we re seeing that is, essentially, a failed strategy. jenna: well, it shows some growth. yes, certainly from the depths of the recession, but the recession was always going to recover. the problem we ve had is each time we get a recovery coming, the middle of the year falls off, so there s no durable expansion which is the kind you want, one that lasts. i think you re going to see a philosophical fight over the role of government and whether taxes should go up on some people or whether or not we should have tax reform that lowers rates for everybody that gives more people more confidence. and rather than having this helter-skelter temporary policy, let s put in longer-term reforms that will give more people more confidence over time. jenna: you know, a quick final question for you, paul. we see the unemployment rate go up by a tenth of a percent, it s significant, but it s harder to feel tha