It was admirable that they were doing the right thing. But we were not in a debt crisis then. We did not have debt that was considered unsustainable. We are now in a situation where adding 2 trillion every year seems to be routine. So I think if Idaho was for it then, I think the people here, you know, generally conservative folks, I think they're going to be for it now. (17:36–17:42)
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