[pigdog]

In fact, the discussion was about ELIMINATING the rate, not decreasing it. It's like the Little Man (paraaphrased from Ogden Nash):

"I saw a man upon the stair
A little man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today--
Gee, I wish he'd go away!"

If it ain't there it can't be reduced - it's already gone.

[Your Nightmare]

In fact, the discussion was about ELIMINATING the rate, not decreasing it.

Uh huh. OK. So eliminating is different than reducing it to 0%.