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1019.567 - 1037.139 Reid Hoffman

It's like, let's stop building aircraft carriers. But of course, part of the political reason that doesn't happen is because the states and Congress people, like one of the things that happens frequently is the Department of Defense says, well, we should stop these programs. And Congress says, no, we're continuing them because this is where, you know, you're spending money in our district is.