i would say are at a great peril over the last year or so. >> amen to that, we need some thoughtfulness and long-term planning, not just building. the president tweeted just a few hours ago, this will be a big week for infrastructure after so stupidly spending 7 trillion bucks in the middle east, it is now time to start investing in our country. what would -- a tweet like that resonates with a lot of people. what will you be able to offer the president in order to move forward on infrastructure? >> tell the president in columbia, south carolina, we finished 5 of the last 7 years with a budget surplus. we have a balanced budget. we had the same tax rate we had ten years ago. after eight years, we tut taxes by 2 millions and restored them only to fund our police department with more resources. we've driven private sector capital into our city by creating an environment where private sector capital is welcome. we've done it against the backdrop of spending $500 million on new water/sewer