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Sununu: Funding flawed government systems accelerates effort in the wrong direction

Chris Sununu · These Jobs Will Skyrocket in the AI Economy · Joe Lonsdale · Dec 30, 2025 · at 3:33

Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu explains his philosophy on fixing government programs to Joe Lonsdale.

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“That's the biggest problem we have in America. We have an old system, an old design, and they say, well, you know, to make it better, we just need to put more money there. But if putting more money into something pushes harder, but if you're going in the wrong direction, you're pushing harder in the wrong direction.”

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