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He just completely walked away.
He just completely walked away.
I've been battling public health agencies for decades. Many years. And what I found is that most of the people who work for the agency are extraordinary public servants, really devoted to the mission. But there's an upper echelon of people who've been entrenched there for many years.
I've been battling public health agencies for decades. Many years. And what I found is that most of the people who work for the agency are extraordinary public servants, really devoted to the mission. But there's an upper echelon of people who've been entrenched there for many years.
It's not just this. The agency is simply dysfunctional. Yeah. During the Biden administration, they increased the budget by 38%. I know.
It's not just this. The agency is simply dysfunctional. Yeah. During the Biden administration, they increased the budget by 38%. I know.
Yeah. With work. We had 17% increase in employees and our health continued to decline. So what's happening?
Yeah. With work. We had 17% increase in employees and our health continued to decline. So what's happening?
What we're really trying to do there now is to... imbued people with a sense of mission gives them very, very clear objectives.
What we're really trying to do there now is to... imbued people with a sense of mission gives them very, very clear objectives.
It's critical, and I think some people are upset because we withdrew from WHO. The WHO has become a very nefarious organization.
It's critical, and I think some people are upset because we withdrew from WHO. The WHO has become a very nefarious organization.
It's all driven by Big Pharma. It's driven by China. It's been driven by all these others.
It's all driven by Big Pharma. It's driven by China. It's been driven by all these others.
Well, what we want to do... Sustainable deficit, I beg your pardon. The long-term average for the past 40 or 50 years... Is 3% growth reasonable? 3% is very achievable. When we have more time, we can talk about how crazy the CBO scoring is, because it assumes 1.8, and whether taxes go up, taxes come down, it's 1.8. We think 3% is very achievable. This Warren Buffett number.
Well, what we want to do... Sustainable deficit, I beg your pardon. The long-term average for the past 40 or 50 years... Is 3% growth reasonable? 3% is very achievable. When we have more time, we can talk about how crazy the CBO scoring is, because it assumes 1.8, and whether taxes go up, taxes come down, it's 1.8. We think 3% is very achievable. This Warren Buffett number.
Well, the other thing, too, is we've got a record. It's what President Trump did in his first administration, and we know the power of unleashing the private sector. So it's taxes, but it's deregulation. I think that's the under the publicized story, the amount of regulation the Obama administration put on, the Biden administration put on. So we want to give business, industry, individuals
Well, the other thing, too, is we've got a record. It's what President Trump did in his first administration, and we know the power of unleashing the private sector. So it's taxes, but it's deregulation. I think that's the under the publicized story, the amount of regulation the Obama administration put on, the Biden administration put on. So we want to give business, industry, individuals
especially small businesses, regulatory certainty, and then the guaranteed energy.
especially small businesses, regulatory certainty, and then the guaranteed energy.
You didn't mention cutting costs. Cutting costs.
You didn't mention cutting costs. Cutting costs.
Well, cutting costs has been unthinkable. If you think about a very simple formula, G equals T taxes minus spending, or spending minus taxes, that our side just wanted spending to go up a little less fast. Their side likes to spend a lot. And the unthinkable would be if the S for spending went down, we get taxes down, and then the G is smaller, but the GDP can be bigger. Right.
Well, cutting costs has been unthinkable. If you think about a very simple formula, G equals T taxes minus spending, or spending minus taxes, that our side just wanted spending to go up a little less fast. Their side likes to spend a lot. And the unthinkable would be if the S for spending went down, we get taxes down, and then the G is smaller, but the GDP can be bigger. Right.