Glenn Grothman: “A family of four has $400,000 in their share of the debt.”

“Let me remind people 26% of the current level spending for the current year is borrowed. That should be of huge concern to everybody. The average American has about $100,000 their share of a debt. Think of that. A family of four has $400,000 in their share of the debt. The average person or the average American in the budget coming up this year will be spending about $20,000. I yield the gentleman another 15 seconds. Just follow up one more time.” (00:58–01:03)

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