Then you have a real hole to fill. So you knew the challenge you were facing, and you went right at it. Is that kind of how you're built? Yeah. $127 million budget deficit, which, of course sounds like a small number in D.C. but was about 10% of the general fund in South Dakota. 10% massive. So that would be an annual deficit for our country of, call it 700 billion, which it would be a big number to close all in one year. (13:35–13:43)
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