But by 1948, because we had the greatest generation, we had responsible people in government, they realized, well, I know we've ratcheted up government to that level, but we've got to return to a pre war level. By 1948, we were down to 11.4% spending of GDP. So it's possible. And you know, so there's different ways of coming up with about $6.5 trillion. One of them is just take a look at the percentage GDP we spent in 2019. (06:11–06:17)
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