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David Schweikert: “That right there is the primary driver of US debt.”

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

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Published May 21, 2024 | Video Starts at 30:07

It's a crap rate of return on Medicare. For every dollar you put in, our estimates are that a retiree today will get about $5 back. That right there is the primary driver of US debt. which makes sense. People who will say things like, well, if you just got rid of congressional salaries, okay, we did the math, and it was like 11 seconds of borrowing in a day. (30:07–30:11)

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Asserts that the Medicare return rate is the primary driver of US debt.

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“United States taxes, every single tax will have to have been doubled just to maintain baseline services.”
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“Tax rates go up next year. It's already the law.”
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“Almost just slight of $400 billion tax hikes [are coming].”
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“Businesses have dramatically less burden [with crowdsourced environmental data].”
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