chttrrndusy o,o,o,ot mh a andndnd i kesdotesdodovent dete, y know,w,dy. increase. right now. inflation is being driven by supply chain disruption more than anything else and so we need to solve the supply chain issues. in the meantime, begin to try to have some control on inflation. charles: so i'm looking at this, some of this high frequency data from new york subway ridership t was coming back. now it is plunging again because of omicron. but i'm also, you know, sort of getting this sense though, these grand old cities, new york, chicago, los angeles, for a lot of reasons feel like they're on a irreversible decline. am i overthinking this? >> well, no, i think look, there is some fundamental issues. this liberal approach to governing, a lax approach to public safety, the cities not being well-maintained in terms of infrastructure, cleanliness, failing public school systems are making it very difficult for people to live. you have this major wealth disparity, so you have the wealth disparity perpetuating in those cities because the policies are not about how do we