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David Schweikert: “Every data point, if you're functionally under 40, 45 years…”

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

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'If You Are Under 40—I'm A Baby Boomer—I'm Sorry...': David Schweikert Delivers Passionate Warning

Published | Video Starts at 04:14

… kids is just cross crushing them, why they seem to instinctively understand their kids are going to live poorer than they did. And which is now fact that isn't rhetorical. Every data point, if you're functionally under 40, 45 years old, you will be poorer than my generation, my parents' generation. And it's the debt that's done this, it's inflation. Once again, let's do a basic economic class. Inflation is too many dollars chasing too few goods and services. (04:14–04:23)

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Asserts that younger generations will be financially worse off than previous generations.

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