Bill Foster: “U.S. households had $12.68 trillion in debt in 2008.”

“Okay, maybe you think it's all fine now, but do you know how much debt the US households have to how much debt they had prior to the peak of the 2008 financial crisis? Not at the top of my head, no. No. $12.68 … U.S. households had $12.68 trillion in debt in 2008. … mention that the mess that you and the President have gotten us into with tariffs and the conflict in Iran, both of which are increasing cost and economic stress on Americans, your administration has presented no intelligible strategy to end either one of these.” (02:23)

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