I don't know about that. I think I come out of the business world first. Guy in this job out of the business world. First thing I had to do was we're looking at $2 billion budget deficits as far as I could see. Balance that, balance that without raising income taxes, which is what four or five of my predecessors have done. I think that gave the business community some confidence that we're getting our fiscal house in order. (05:03–05:08)
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