We're like reformed swamp creatures. We both. You're smart enough to move out now? Oh, yeah, I come here part time. But no, I mean, you stated the case pretty well. We spent $4.4 trillion in 2019 pandemic hits, spent 6.5, and we never looked back. And I've probably said this on the show, I don't know of American family. If they got ill, somebody got ill, they had to borrow $50,000, pay for medical bills. (01:21–01:29)
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Asserts that U.S. government spending increased from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to $6.5 trillion during the pandemic.
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