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Ed Case: “We can borrow money to cover deficits.”

Featuring: Ed Case, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 1st Congressional District

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@RepEdCase annual Federal Funds Workshop 2-18-26 at Hawai'i State Capitol

Published | Video Starts at 11:23

Here's the biggest difference, the federal budget from the state and county budgets. And it ain't necessarily a good difference, but it's the biggest difference and that is that We can borrow money to cover deficits. Deficits being where we don't collect the revenues to sufficiently offset the expenses coming in. That's deficit spending which we'll get into in the state. You can't do that. (11:23–11:30)

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