government. i would be very much opposed to it. shannon: what about raising the amount of income that can be taxed by social security payroll taxes. increasing the amounts eligible for that tax. you have to have a comprehensive social security proposal which address the benefit and the revenue side. that should be in the mix. i m not endorsing what the commission proposal was, clearly that has to be on the table as part of a social security fix so you make that system solvent for the next 50 to 75 years. shannon: strict pay as you go rules. if you propose an entitlement or a tax cut showing in washington that you have a way to pay for it before its passed. absolutely. the problem in washington is we waive pay go every time we try to enforce it. i made 20 different pay go points of order on spending bills that came before the senate as ranking member of the budget committee. every one of them was waived.