And the other thing, people understand this, but the way the Republicans present it, you would think that Social Security is just a pension plan. It's not. It's not. It provides for spouses, it provides for widows, it provides for children, and it also provides for the disabled. That's right. There's no place in the private sector. And look, we live in one of the insurance capitals of the world. But even those insurance companies all agree that Social Security isn't essential. (06:01–06:10)
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