I think he probably has a special interest, Mr. Dunlap. If you make the drastic cuts in Medicare and Medicaid and these other programs, it will make more room for a tax cut, which he will benefit very greatly from. So I admire the man for being honest about it. He at least is sticking to his principles. The more working folks you can get rid of and you can cut the Medicare and Medicaid and programs for children, then you give him a bigger tax cut. I do not have any idea what $100 million would be in a tax cut, but I think it would probably be substantial under the proposed budget that the Republicans are offering. So at least he is going to his constituency, those that sympathize with him and feel the same way that he does. It would have been kind of nice if we had heard what his views are on Medicare and Medicaid and family leave and this sort of thing. Maybe the next retreat that they have--no, it is not a retreat. Maybe the next whatever you call it that they have, what is it? The next one they have, they will discuss some of these programs and let the American people know how they truly feel about some of the programs that affect the most vulnerable people in our country rather than the most privileged few, rather than those that made their fortunes on the backs of the working people of this country. And do not apologize for getting wealthy. How much in tax breaks did the company get under the overseas advertising program that we did?
Willie Hefner: “I think he probably has a special interest, Mr. Dunlap. If you make the drastic cuts in Medicare and Medicaid and these…”
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Discussing the implications of proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid in relation to tax cuts.
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