If you want to put in the interest and money we're paying back to the trust funds, it's What, a trillion Two trillion. $2,300,000,000. What that means is Every dime of defense is borrowed. Every dime a non defense discretionary is borrowed. And let's call it $400 billion of your favorite earned benefit. Let's call it Medicare because that's easy. And I know this place loves to come behind these mics and speechify. (06:53–07:01)
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Asserts that all U.S. defense and non-defense discretionary spending is borrowed.
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