What programs are you in intending to cut to make that happen? Well, it's very simple. All you do is you pull all government programs back to 19 levels again. Our population didn't increase by 40%. We increased the spending because during the lockdowns, we were doing transfer payments directly to employees. Frankly, every American, as we shut down the economy, and we're transferring support payments to businesses to keep them afloat. (24:10–24:20)
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Asserts that spending increased due to transfer payments to employees during lockdowns.
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