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David Schweikert: “The systemic threat that takes down a republic is ultimately…”

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

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Congressman David Schweikert: America Is Dying And What To Do About It

Published | Video Starts at 46:07

No, it's absolutely disingenuous for anyone who runs for public office to sit around and talk about the shiny objects over and over and over. It's good politics getting elected. But I will argue The systemic threat that takes down a republic is ultimately a debt crisis. Because the way you solve a debt crisis is not an explosion. The wheels don't come off. (46:07–46:15)

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Asserts that a debt crisis is the ultimate systemic threat to a republic.

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