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Mike Alfonso: “The country is completely bankrupt. We're peeking in at $40…”

Featuring: Mike Alfonso, Republican Party | Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly District 7

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Michael Alfonso Joins Ben Dryden To Discuss Campaign For Congress

Published | Video Starts at 27:02

All they think about is getting reelected down the line. That shouldn't come into the calculus of any decision ever, and it never will. If I'm elected, I'm going to do the right thing. The country is completely bankrupt. We're peeking in at $40 trillion. This is a number that most people can't even conceptualize. It's such a ridiculously high number. I'd have to count how many zeros are in it. We need to get the government. (27:02–27:08)

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Asserts that the national debt is approaching $40 trillion, indicating bankruptcy.

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