I just wanted to say to my good friend that the issue is not trust funds. The issue is whether we should have trust funds at all. That is a different debate. If you do not want trust funds, abolish them all and make everything subject to general revenues. But we do have a trust fund, and we are keeping faith.
Discussing the role and existence of trust funds in a legislative debate.
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