Yeah, I think the American people have a general sense that this is simply not sustainable. But for example, Medicare, very few people realize that right now there's a dollar going into the program in terms of payroll tax, $3 being paid out in benefits. They don't realize that, you know, the estimates, $35 trillion of deficits in Medicare alone over the next 30 years. (19:25–19:34)
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