uman history is full of financial crises because as a society, we're prone to delusion probably happen again. your on't think so to question, take two events. in 1983, there was three months social security trust fund being able to pay. window the three-month to force a set of decisions that reagan and tip o'neill worked on. that is true hing at one level but i would misagree. i don't think our congress with photoed, ayed, more over time it would be more thoughtful. crisis to move. i think we all three -- maybe there's a consensus, maybe there all of those are in our own economic self-interest immediately and long term. how are we doing to resolve them? you need a moment to crystallize and force an action that when thoughtful, you can see it in front of you. that is how the political seasonal works. on the other hand, this gets to what it provides a roadmap and a set of goals. move people toward. process works. creating that moment is what the leadership can create to actually come up with solutions a little ahead of schedule. >> in defense of democracy, i do not see it doing a much be

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