You fall below a certain income, you get certain subsidies, those sorts of things. Those are also considered mandatory programs. But the point here is The vast majority of US spending, your member of Congress never ever, ever gets to vote on. And we need to change that. We need to start telling the truth, that we're hemorrhaging cash. And at these interest rates, you gotta understand what we're doing to your retirement and your kids futures. (09:48–09:58)
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