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David Schweikert: “Every tax in the United States has to be doubled just to…”

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

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Final September Floor Speech - David Schweikert

Published | Video Starts at 23:23

I mean, yes, I have a 2 year old and 8 year old and my wife's exactly my age. Yes, I'm pathologically optimistic. I always think that's funny. My little boy, when he turns 21, 22, Every tax in the United States has to be doubled just to maintain baseline spending. Absolutely immoral. What we're doing. We have set up the first generation US history to be poor. Their parents doesn't have to be that way. (23:23–23:29)

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Asserts that U.S. taxes must be doubled to maintain current spending levels.

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