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>“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.”

I understand his line of thinking, but the question is could he pass that law? He has a substantial amount of money that could be spent on lobbying, media, etc. But how do you get people who have spent a career chasing power to sign a law that will strip them of that power?




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