We're the largest financial entity in the world and literally we don't know how much the federal government spent. So let me tell you the figure. In 2019, we spent $4.4 trillion. Covid happened massive spending spree, we spent almost 6.6 trillion. So you would think, by the way, once the pandemic ended, just like if you're a family and you have an illness and you have massive medical bills, if you get well, you don't keep spending at that level, right? (15:34–15:43)
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Asserts that federal spending increased from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to almost $6.6 trillion during COVID.
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