If you have to extend the program in terms of the payoff, does that mean it takes care of itself and that United Airlines money put into that plan takes care of that, not the other airlines? The other airlines don't pay for it in any way?
Questioning the funding implications of a program related to United Airlines during a discussion.
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Well, I would just say that, sometimes when we are working on trying to solve this fiscal problem, the recognition that a long-term fix is what is needed puts many people in the position that they do not know how you do that and do it now.
I want to say to all of you that what we have produced by way of a budget, a plan, should really be taken seriously by all of you.
I believe that that has to happen. I guess the rest is, I hope it happens, and the sooner the better, in my mind.
We are now talking about something different. We are talking about the ratio of debt-to-GDP.