Now, I know Medicare and Social Security are particularly fraught. And without bipartisan support, it's really hard to save Social Security and Medicare, particularly if the Democrats aren't going to be willing to help. But There's about $700 billion a year that the federal government spends. That is mandatory spending. That means it's on autopilot. And we never go back and revisit it to see if it's still a priority, which continues to grow at 5, 6, 7, 8% a year. (03:18–03:25)
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