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Josh Brecheen: “$1 trillion total gross national debt in 1981...every year…”

Featuring: Josh Brecheen, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District

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Using Marshmallows to Understand Deficit Spending | House Budget Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:38

So $1 trillion total gross national debt in 1981, every year we spend overspend. It took us 200 years as a nation to get to what we got to in 1981. $1 trillion total gross national debt in 1981...every year we overspend that because we had a $2 trillion deficit. This thing is cascading on us. How do we. Maya, how do we convince the average person that hyperinflation is your future? You need to care more about what's going to happen to you and your industry. (03:38–03:54)

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Asserts that the U.S. now overspends annually more than the total gross national debt in 1981.

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