Their economic circumstances. States for what about the effects of the tax cuts and job ask what is passed at the end of 2017, they particularly were worried their state Income Tax Revenues would be more volatile and do it hard to predict what the results were going to be due to shifting payments over time and changes in federal deductibility. We encourage all the audience, both those in person and those who might be watching unlighted joint in the in the conversation via social media using the liveaturban as we have on the screen here we have a great panel today ready and willing to discuss all the issues at this time and in the near future. The Panel Discussion will be followed by a questionandanswer session, so you all should write down your questions or remember your questions and youll have an opportunity to ask them of the panelists at the end of the moderated discussion. I would like to introduce the moderator for todays panel, howard gleckman, a senior fellow at the urbanbrooki