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David Schweikert: “Social Security trust fund has been emptied out and seniors…”

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

'This Is Immoral': David Schweikert Issues Dire Economic Warning To House Colleagues

Published April 30, 2024 | Video Starts at 09:00

Thirty years from now, 100% of that borrowing interest healthcare, almost all Medicare. And then if eight, nine years from now when the Social Security trust fund has been emptied out and seniors are about to take a 25% cut. and we are about to double senior poverty, do we make a political decision to reach into the general fund and make up that difference? (09:00–09:07)

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Asserts that the Social Security trust fund will be depleted, leading to a 25% cut in benefits.

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“We've borrowed over 9% of GDP, the running average I think for this fiscal year.”
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“This quarter we're going to have to borrow about 41 billion more than we expected.”
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