They just give me, you know, a measly little 300 words to write my little piece. Then, of course, they take that and pick it apart. But Anyway, so March. March 30, 2020, I'm writing op ed for the USA Today saying we can't shut down our economy. We shouldn't shut down the economy economy. Because I. Because I knew. I knew how devastating that'd be for smaller businesses. You know, Ben, the big guys are going to do just fine. (28:00–28:07)
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