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David Schweikert: “Debt starts to approach 32% of entire GDP [in a 30-year…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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'I'm Sorry, I'm Not Supposed To Curse On The Floor...': Schweikert Issues Dire Warning About US Debt

Published | Video Starts at 28:34

But long term baseline, they're saying, hey, you're just going to start being just the borrowing. It'll be 5, 6, 7% of the entire economy and long run debt. If you go the 30 year window, Debt starts to approach 32% of entire GDP [in a 30-year window]. Now, do you think the bond markets are ever going to let us get anywhere near that? So you tell me, where in this line here do we blow up? (28:34–28:43)

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