Absolutely not. But we have to get on a pathway to fiscal sustainability. I campaigned on this issue, but since I've been here and I've had some more information, I mean, We are about to step off an economic precipice because of this debt. We have to get it under control. And to think that we're going to continue to spend on the backs of that next generation I find to be unacceptable. (07:50–07:56)
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