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Chris Armstrong: “The federal government has a revenue problem.”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Interview with Chris Armstrong

Published | Video Starts at 13:05

Well, you know, generally speaking, you know, the United States as a whole does not have a money problem. We have a priority and allocation problem. I would claim that we, you know, The federal government has a revenue problem. So, so to me that means, you know, I think we need to raise taxes on the ultra wealthy and we also need to, you know, properly resource, you know, … (13:05–13:11)

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Asserts that the federal government struggles with generating sufficient revenue.

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