It will be about 20 percent. Down substantially from the level that the president inherited when he came to office. The government is shrinking, as a percentage of our economy, not growing.

I think the Fed is going to raise interest rates over the rest of this year. I think it will go up at least 100 basis points before the year is out. So the Fed funds rate will rise from about 6 percent to at least 7 percent. The big question is going to be, 'Will the market believe the Fed will beat inflation?' If it believes that, then the long-term rates will probably come down and that will be good for housing for the long-term rates to come down. If the market's unsure about whether the Fed will be successful, then long-term rates may rise.

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They flooded liquidity in the marketplace but the mortgage rate is based much more on expectations of inflation. So if the average investor believes that there is inflation coming, they'll move that rate up.

The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid.

It's going to be a very targeted tax cut program that I think is going to make a meaningful difference for American families,