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Eric Hovde: “Our debt as a percentage of our economy is higher than all…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 51:58

Our economy is so much bigger. It has nothing to do with the size. It just means the fall. And the devastation is going to be more Profound. That's all. That means Our debt as a percentage of our economy is higher than all but four European countries, and all four of them are in economic meltdowns. And by the way, they're having Germany helping bail them out to. To mitigate their falls. Do you think anybody can step in to try to mitigate the fall of the United States of America? (51:58–52:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is higher than all but four European countries, which are in economic crises.

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