And then coming out of COVID we chose scarcity policies. We chose to not drill, optimize our domestic energy. We chose not to free our business. We chose not to let the market take care of wages and such things. And we chose not to invest in infrastructure that we actually need versus infrastructure that might feel good or satisfy some constituency that isn't most of us. We can fix these things. (22:37–22:43)
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Asserts that the U.S. chose not to allow market forces to determine wages post-COVID.
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