Was like, over a trillion dollars. Okay, that's discretionary spending, which is approximately 25% of total spending. The other 75% is mandatory. And we never look at it. We've gone from $4.4 trillion in 2019 to probably about 7.3 trillion this year. Completely out of control, 63% increase. Our population's growing 2.6%. I think you're well aware of the different pre pandemic spending options I've laid on the table. What I want to talk about is a process for returning to a pre pandemic level. (02:01–02:12)
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