The other thing is like, there is a really, one of the, one of the solutions here is right now you only pay into Social Security on the first, was it one hundred sixty four k a year? And If you took that cap out and said no matter how much you earn, you're paying the same percentage in, it would resolve like 87% of the deficit. But nobody wants to tax people who make more money because that's who donates to campaigns. Yeah, right. It is wildly popular. Actually. If you pull it, it is very popular. (52:21–52:32)
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