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David Schweikert: “The United States is the largest debtor in the world.”

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

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'I'm Sorry, I'm Not Supposed To Curse On The Floor...': Schweikert Issues Dire Warning About US Debt

Published | Video Starts at 29:53

… transfer of your wealth to the US Debt because we lowered the value of your purchasing power. But we now pay it back. We pay back the US Debt because The United States is the largest debtor in the world. We now pay it back with inflated dollars. It's a tax, whether you understand it or not. Inflation is a tax. Welcome to the biggest tax in modern history. (29:53–29:56)

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Asserts that the U.S. holds the largest national debt globally.

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