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Mike Rogers: “It now takes about 20 average New Hampshire Granite Staters…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 08:29

We're going to have to get sharp about how we spend our money. That's the way I would do it. I would go right down the list. Every department can be modernized in the US government. It now takes about 20 average New Hampshire Granite Staters to pay for one federal employee inside of the Beltway. How many think that you're getting your money's worth? Right? Not happening. Right. And it's because we just keep getting bigger. We keep pouring money in the top of the spout and hope it works out all right? (08:29–08:35)

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Asserts that 20 New Hampshire residents' taxes are needed to fund one federal employee in Washington, D.C.

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