Vivek Ramaswamy

But it is also the single most effective way to restore self-governance in our country as well. And it is the blueprint for, I think, how we save this country.

But it is also the single most effective way to restore self-governance in our country as well. And it is the blueprint for, I think, how we save this country.

But it is also the single most effective way to restore self-governance in our country as well. And it is the blueprint for, I think, how we save this country.

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Yes. In fact, I think it's necessary and essential. I think things are depends on depends on what your level of well really is, what you're benchmarking against. America is not built on complacency. We're built on the pursuit of excellence. And are we still the greatest nation on planet Earth? I believe we are. I agree with you on that.

Yes. In fact, I think it's necessary and essential. I think things are depends on depends on what your level of well really is, what you're benchmarking against. America is not built on complacency. We're built on the pursuit of excellence. And are we still the greatest nation on planet Earth? I believe we are. I agree with you on that.

Yes. In fact, I think it's necessary and essential. I think things are depends on depends on what your level of well really is, what you're benchmarking against. America is not built on complacency. We're built on the pursuit of excellence. And are we still the greatest nation on planet Earth? I believe we are. I agree with you on that.

But are we great as we could possibly be or even as we have been in the past measured against our own standards of excellence? No, we're not. I think the nation is in a trajectory of decline. That doesn't mean it's the end of the empire yet. But we are a nation in decline right now. I don't think we have to be.

But are we great as we could possibly be or even as we have been in the past measured against our own standards of excellence? No, we're not. I think the nation is in a trajectory of decline. That doesn't mean it's the end of the empire yet. But we are a nation in decline right now. I don't think we have to be.

But are we great as we could possibly be or even as we have been in the past measured against our own standards of excellence? No, we're not. I think the nation is in a trajectory of decline. That doesn't mean it's the end of the empire yet. But we are a nation in decline right now. I don't think we have to be.

But part of that decline is driven by the rise of this managerial class, the bureaucracy, sucking the lifeblood out of the country, sucking the lifeblood out of our innovative culture, our culture of self-governance. So is it possible? Yeah, it's really possible. I mean, I'll tell you one easy way to do it.

But part of that decline is driven by the rise of this managerial class, the bureaucracy, sucking the lifeblood out of the country, sucking the lifeblood out of our innovative culture, our culture of self-governance. So is it possible? Yeah, it's really possible. I mean, I'll tell you one easy way to do it.

But part of that decline is driven by the rise of this managerial class, the bureaucracy, sucking the lifeblood out of the country, sucking the lifeblood out of our innovative culture, our culture of self-governance. So is it possible? Yeah, it's really possible. I mean, I'll tell you one easy way to do it.

I'm being a little bit glib here, but I think it's not crazy, at least as a thought experiment. get in there on day one, say that anybody in the federal bureaucracy who was not elected, elected representatives obviously were elected by the people, but if the people who were not elected, if your social security number ends in an odd number, you're out. If it ends in an even number, you're in.

I'm being a little bit glib here, but I think it's not crazy, at least as a thought experiment. get in there on day one, say that anybody in the federal bureaucracy who was not elected, elected representatives obviously were elected by the people, but if the people who were not elected, if your social security number ends in an odd number, you're out. If it ends in an even number, you're in.

I'm being a little bit glib here, but I think it's not crazy, at least as a thought experiment. get in there on day one, say that anybody in the federal bureaucracy who was not elected, elected representatives obviously were elected by the people, but if the people who were not elected, if your social security number ends in an odd number, you're out. If it ends in an even number, you're in.

There's a 50% cut right there. Of those who remain, if your social security number starts in an even number, you're in. And if it starts with an odd number, you're out. Boom. That's a 75% reduction. Then literally, stochastically, okay, one of the virtues of that, it's a thought experiment, not a policy prescription, but one of the virtues of that thought experiment is that

There's a 50% cut right there. Of those who remain, if your social security number starts in an even number, you're in. And if it starts with an odd number, you're out. Boom. That's a 75% reduction. Then literally, stochastically, okay, one of the virtues of that, it's a thought experiment, not a policy prescription, but one of the virtues of that thought experiment is that