But it's just not as much as they got during that boost of $5 trillion in government spending that happened during COVID that also led to the inflation and the problems we have. But I have to say this, that We have a state $36 trillion national debt. We have a deficit that's nearly $2 trillion this fiscal year. That's not sustainable. That's generational theft, where the adults of our society over the last 50 years have run up a national debt that is stealing from our children and grandchildren. (17:20–17:25)
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