The whole thing is just poor at this point, and our economy has tanked since 2020. Like I had mentioned before, the shutdowns really hurt our small mom and pop businesses. They, A lot of places were completely eliminated during [the shutdowns]. that time and allowed for the corporate rise and really control the economic factors in our society. So in that fact, I just want the economy to get better. (14:56–14:59)
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