Patrick Bet-David
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are approximately $5 trillion.
The outflows are approximately $7 trillion.
You probably know more precise numbers, but that's a round ballpark number.
And if you say, okay, so how do I balance the budget?
What can I do?
If you look at the areas that you could cut, you have to pay interest on the debt, which is pretty much as big as Social Security is.
Now, do you touch Social Security?
That's a third rail.
Do you touch the health care portion?
It becomes very difficult.
And the portions that are remaining out there
There's really not that much where you could cut.
This is the sad state of affairs that we are in.
It's easy to talk about it, but it's a very, very difficult way to balance it.
I think that Social Security, we have to think about something like this.
You got it, Rob.
Perfect.
You could see health care, interest on the debt, Social Security.
This may be an old chart from 2024.
Interest on the debt has gone up clearly since then.