Pete Buttigieg
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And again, that's just, those are the habits that I built as a mayor who had to do my budget in cash.
So look, it's not like it's a completely unsolvable problem.
So look, it's not like it's a completely unsolvable problem.
There are measures that we got to take to reduce things like the cost of providing healthcare, which is one of the biggest sources of pressure on Medicare, Medicaid, you name it.
There are measures that we got to take to reduce things like the cost of providing healthcare, which is one of the biggest sources of pressure on Medicare, Medicaid, you name it.
Not just getting people insured, but the actual underlying cost.
Not just getting people insured, but the actual underlying cost.
Same with pharmaceuticals.
Same with pharmaceuticals.
And then there are things you got to do on the revenue side.
And then there are things you got to do on the revenue side.
I'm sorry, but we can't just slash a trillion bucks from what the wealthiest people are paying again and again, and then call this a sustainable budget.
I'm sorry, but we can't just slash a trillion bucks from what the wealthiest people are paying again and again, and then call this a sustainable budget.
Oh, you mean on the tax side?
Oh, you mean on the tax side?
Yeah.
Yeah.
We'll start with OBBA, right?
We'll start with OBBA, right?
And then TCGA too.