Well, Medicare and Social Security are now, I think, within a nine year window of insolvency. It's a very serious situation. And we're about to cross the $35 trillion threshold. 72 something. 70, 72 point something percent of federal spending is mandatory spending. And so in order to right the ship, you have to evaluate all the factors and make sure that you're doing right by the people. We, we are the party. (37:23–37:31)
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