Second thing they talked about was the uncertainty that occurs for businesses. One business was talking about how when these tariffs goes in. And by the way, we have some history with this. In the last Trump administration, there was supposedly a tariff, but if you knew the back entrance into the White House and could make a connection with somebody who had influence, you could get an exemption. So you get this terrible situation, which is not going to be available, by the way, for our Vermont fuel dealers or our Vermont home builders. (04:51–05:05)
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