You're saying tax revenue went up as the economy grew. Tax revenue went up every single year after we cut the taxes, the revenue from the federal government went up. So we cut taxes. Sadly, we did not cut spending. I tried mightily to cut spending, but we did not have the votes to do it. And inflation still stayed down. So if the economy is booming, you can turn things around. Look, Doge. But is there a deficit mandate? So I am excited about Doge. (28:48–28:57)
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